Climate campaigners look to legal action over approval of Rosebank oilfield
Today’s approval to extract oil from the UK’s largest undeveloped field could be heading for the courts.
Reaction to Rishi Sunak climate policy shift
Rishi Sunak’s delays to net zero targets have divided his party, united industry with environment and attracted criticism from the government’s climate advisor.
“We need to get on with fracking” – Liz Truss
The UK’s shortest serving prime minister has called for a revival of fracking for shale gas.
New energy secretary
Claire Coutinho has been appointed the new secretary of state for energy and net zero.
“Wrong decision at wrong time”, say opponents of PM’s announcement of new oil and gas licences
Opponents of new drilling for oil and gas have criticised the prime minister’s promise to grant “hundreds” of new licences.
Peers fail to block new government restrictions on protest
The House of Lords voted through new regulations tonight which give the police greater powers to ban protests. But many peers criticised government tactics used to get the measure through.
Lords to vote on new protest restrictions as leading lawyer warns police could have “near total discretion”
A leading human rights lawyer has warned that police will have “near total discretion” over which protests to ban if the government’s latest restrictions are approved in parliament this week.
New parliamentary committee seeks views on net zero priorities
The group of MPs who will scrutinise the government on cutting emissions and securing energy is asking for advice on its work programme.
Police to get new powers to stop slow walking protests
Police in England and Wales are to get new powers to stop slow walking protests, a well-known tactic used by fossil fuel and climate activists.
Government rejects MPs’ call on flaring and oil and gas licensing
The UK government has rejected all the recommendations of a cross-party committee of MPs to speed up decarbonisation of energy supply.
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