Ed Miliband becomes new energy secretary
Ed Miliband has been appointed secretary of state for energy security and net zero in the new Starmer administration.
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.
Reaction to oil and gas plans in King’s Speech
The government’s much trailed plan to require annual oil and gas licensing rounds for the North Sea was included in the King’s Speech today.
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.
“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.
Government admits climate policies don’t meet emissions targets
UK policies to cut carbon emissions fall short of national and international commitments, the government admitted today.
Updated: Chaos at fracking vote
An investigation is underway into allegations of bullying and manhandling of Conservative MPs in parliament this evening in a chaotic vote on fracking.
MPs vote down Labour’s bid to ban fracking
A Labour bid to introduce legislation to ban fracking was defeated this evening.
Miliband promises Misson a Labour government will ban fracking
The shadow climate secretary, Ed Miliband, on a visit to the shale gas village of Misson in Nottinghamshire today, promised that a Labour government would ban fracking.
Tory anger at lifting fracking moratorium – what MPs said
Conservative MPs in shale gas areas have reacted angrily to the announcement by Jacob Rees-Mogg, that the moratorium on fracking had been lifted.
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