‘Indefensible’ for UK Ministers to approve new oil with new climate rules
Greedy oil companies who are demanding new fields like Rosebank and Jackdaw must now admit the true scale of climate harm these projects will cause.
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Press Releases
Find the latest Friends of the Earth Scotland press releases
Acorn carbon capture support ‘props up an industry ripping us off’
The Acorn project is a fossil fuel polluters pipe dream and will never live up to the hype.
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Carbon capture secrecy ‘alarming’ as Minister refuses to release study
The 170 mile pipeline would run from Grangemouth in the central belt to St Fergus in Aberdeenshire.
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Unions & climate groups demand £1.9 billion emergency funding for North Sea workers
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One million people demand transition away from oil & gas
The million-strong petition was handed into 10 Downing Street.
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Energy price cap rise – fossil fuels are costing us the earth
Relying on international gas markets leaves us at the mercy of energy giants, and continues to drive up bills.
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North Sea report is ‘more of the same’ from the oil lobby
Lobbyists show their true colours by headlining a report that was supposed to be about the energy transition with yet another demand to cut their taxes.
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Welcome for bid to end North Sea oil exploration
Both UK and Scottish Governments must demonstrate they’re serious about delivering on a just transition for workers.
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Fossil fuel firm SSE faces protest as energy bills rise
SSE has made billions in profit during the energy price crisis and wants to build new gas power to further entrench this rotten energy system.
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