Budget: Windfall tax extension ‘very least’ Chancellor could do
Fossil fuel companies have made vasy profits while pushing millions of people into fuel poverty.
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Equinor: UK’s biggest gas supplier is profiting from public pain
Climate campaigners have said the announcement of £29billion (US$36.2b) in annual profits showed how the fossil fuel giant Equinor was ‘benefiting from the public’s pain’. The company’s fourth quarter profits…
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UK Government ‘has given up on climate’ after latest oil exploration round
Workers need a real transition plan that can help them shift to secure green jobs, not political stunts that lock us into fossil fuels for longer.
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Polluted politics: Fossil fuel lobbyists met MSPs almost 800 times
The revelations come as concern grows about the corrupting influence of oil companies on Scotland’s efforts to tackle climate breakdown.
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COP28 failure on fossil fuels ‘must not be an excuse at home’
The final COP decision included reference to “transition away” from fossil fuels but does not include the fast, fair and funded phase out that is needed.
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Scottish Government warned Peterhead fossil fuel power plans are ‘house of cards’ as COP28 begins
Campaigners warn approving new fossil fuel power at Peterhead would lock Scotland into using fossil fuels for decades, shackling household energy bills to prices set by volatile global gas markets.
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Scottish Government warned Peterhead fossil gas plans are ‘climate disaster’ on eve of COP28
The Scottish Government must not undermine the transition to renewables and allow the building of new fossil fuel infrastructure.
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Grangemouth closure fears show need for a just transition plan
Climate campaigners have reacted to news of Grangemouth Refinery’s potential closure by 2025 saying the Scottish Government has failed to create credible transition plans with workers at the site. Friends…
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SSE: Scotland’s biggest polluter rakes in obscene profits
Energy giant announces £565million in profits in just 6 months.
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