The plan to drill for oil near the Lincolnshire village of North Kelsey conflicts with the UK’s international commitments to tackle climate change, a leading scientist has warned.
Net zero could create hundreds of thousands of new green jobs – but stronger government support is needed, a briefing said today.
A landmark legal case on the climate impacts of onshore oil production, to be heard by the Supreme Court in June, could threaten plans for a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria – as well as other fossil fuel developments.
The group of MPs who will scrutinise the government on cutting emissions and securing energy is asking for advice on its work programme.
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UK policies to cut carbon emissions fall short of national and international commitments, the government admitted today.
Councillors in Surrey have unanimously rejected plans by IGas to manufacture hydrogen from methane at its site at Albury near Guildford.
Flaring in the North Sea has halved in the past four years, the industry regulator announced today. But analysis by DrillOrDrop shows that flaring at onshore fields reached record levels in 2022.
The UK is relying on emerging technologies for carbon reduction that may not work, a campaign network has argued.
More than 200 organisations, including the Women’s Institute, have joined celebrities and climate campaigners to oppose plans to develop the Rosebank oilfield off Shetland.
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