Equinor profits ‘rubbing salt in wound’ of cost of living crisis
Oil giant behind huge Rosebank field declared £21billion in profit in just 3 months.
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UN Climate Report: Urgent action needed this decade
Policies currently in place point to a 2.8°C temperature rise by the end of the century
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Shell profits ‘show scale of the pain’ of cost of living crisis driven by fossil fuels
Scotland’s new Energy Strategy is a chance to ‘chart a clear path’ away from the oil and gas companies who are harming people and the planet
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Scottish Government ‘shuts door on coal’
Environmental campaigners have welcomed the news that the Scottish Government’s position will be to oppose any future coal extraction. Minister’s new ‘preferred policy position’ on coal will form part of…
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UK Government ‘sticking two fingers up’ to climate with new oil & gas licences
Environmental campaigners have reacted angrily to the UK Government plans to increase exploration for new oil and gas fields despite the devastating climate impacts of burning fossil fuels. They accused…
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UK Government ‘denying climate reality’ with new oil and gas plans
Environmental campaigners have reacted to the UK Government plans to ramp up oil and gas extraction despite its devastating climate impacts. The Secretary of State for Energy Jacob Rees-Mogg confirmed…
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UK oil industry pollution per barrel increases
Environmental campaigners have responded to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) report about the emissions produced by the extraction of oil and gas in the UK Continental Shelf. The ‘Emissions…
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UK Government borrowing more to bolster oil company profits
Environmental campaigners have reacted to the UK Government energy plans for an energy price freeze funded by borrowing. The UK Government will open a new licensing round for the North…
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Scottish Government must ‘stand up to Rees-Mogg’ on reckless fossil fuel expansion
Environmental campaigners have reacted to the appointment of Jacob Rees-Mogg MP as UK Energy Minister and are calling on the Scottish Government to ‘stand up to’ his plans to expand…
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