Bill seeking to curb rights to protest gets second reading
Labour has failed to block the government’s new policing bill which includes restrictions on the right to protest and criminalises unauthorised encampments.
Government warned over “rushed and ill-judged” curbs on protest
MPs called on the home secretary tonight to abandon plans to give police greater powers to curtail the right to protest.
Union Jack buys portion of royalties in North Sea oil and gas fields
The largest investor in the onshore Biscathorpe and Wressle oil fields in Lincolnshire has announced its first involvement in the North Sea.
Protest policing plans are an “assault” on human rights – campaigners
Civil liberties campaigners have condemned police plans for dealing with demonstrations as an “assault” on human rights.
Fracking fears hit public trust in climate technologies – study
Public concerns about fracking have shaped opinion about new technologies regarded as vital to achieving UK climate targets, a new study has revealed.
Government announces new curbs on right to protest
The UK government has announced changes to public order legislation that would give the police greater powers to restrict protests.
Better climate reporting needed from oil and gas companies – regulator
The oil and gas industry must improve reporting of climate change impacts or risk losing its social licence, the regulator said today.
“No government plan for net zero, two years on” – MPs
The UK Government “lacks a plan” on how to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, despite setting the target in law almost two years ago, a committee of MPs argued today.
Changes sought to Horse Hill environmental permit
People are being invited to comment on changes to the environmental permit for the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey.
Date set for Dunsfold drilling inquiry
A public inquiry into plans for gas exploration wells near the Surrey village of Dunsfold is due to be held this summer.
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