Offshore oil and gas licensing bill wins second reading
The government has won a debate on its legislation to require annual licensing rounds for new North Sea oil and gas fields.
The government has won a debate on its legislation to require annual licensing rounds for new North Sea oil and gas fields.
Today’s approval to extract oil from the UK’s largest undeveloped field could be heading for the courts.
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.
The Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, who campaigns against fracking and the onshore oil and gas industry, has announced she will not fight the next election.
Residents have submitted their legal case over an extended test at the Balcombe oil site in West Sussex.
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak was criticised today for his government’s plans to expand North Sea oil and gas extraction, while promoting renewable energy at the COP27 climate talks.
The former Green Party MEP and environmental campaigner, Keith Taylor, has died, aged 69.
Rishi Sunak has hinted that the moratorium on fracking for shale gas in England will be reinstated.
Conservative MPs in shale gas areas have reacted angrily to the announcement by Jacob Rees-Mogg, that the moratorium on fracking had been lifted.
Climate campaigners have called for higher taxes on oil and gas companies after BP announced a tripling of profits this morning.