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Climate campaigners have welcomed the news that the Scottish Government has ended their support for unlimited oil and gas drilling. In a speech at Strathclyde University this morning, the First…
Since declaring a climate emergency in 2019, the UK’s developed oil and gas reserves have increased by 800 million barrels of oil and gas. UK law and Scottish Government policy…
Programme confirms the promises from the SNP -Greens co-operation agreement, but gives disappointingly little further detail on timescales or processes.
Pre-action letter calls on BEIS to defend position on controversial oil field decision The UK Government is lawfully bound to take responsibility for the decision to approve or reject the…
Environmental campaigners have reacted with fury to plans to open a large new oil field West of Shetland to extract 800 million barrels of oil.
Workers forced to pay thousands for training courses, leading to calls for an “offshore passport” allowing them to transfer skills from fossil fuels to renewables
Campaigners are urging politicians to spell out how they will support a managed transition away from fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis.
Fossil fuel exploration must halt immediately to meet climate goals.
Outrage as UK Government decides to continue granting licenses for companies to search for more oil and gas despite their climate claims.
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