UK advised to cut carbon emissions by 81% by 2035
The UK should cut its carbon emissions by 81% by 2035, the government’s climate advisor said today.
Updated: Council will not defend Wressle expansion challenge
The council that approved plans for expansion of the Wressle oil and gas site near Scunthorpe will not defend a legal challenge, it was reported this morning.
Campaigner warns of legal challenge over expansion of North Lincs oil and gas site
An environmental activist has threatened legal action over the expansion of the Wressle oil and gas site near Scunthorpe.
Campaigners block Surrey oil site over “flouting” Supreme Court ruling
Nine Extinction Rebellion campaigners blocked the entrance to the Horse Hill oil production site in Surrey this morning in a protest over its continued operation despite the quashing of planning permission by the Supreme Court.
New head of CCC announced
The head of the energy industry’s trade organisation has been picked to lead the government’s independent climate advisor, it was announced today.
Expansion plans withdrawn for Saltfleetby gas field
Angus Energy has withdrawn proposals to drill four new wells at the UK’s largest onshore producing gas field.
Breaking: Cumbrian coal mine permission quashed after Finch onshore oil case
A landmark legal judgement on onshore oil production in Surrey has now blocked plans for the UK’s first new deep coalmine for 30 years.
Sarah Finch judgement impacts North Sea oil and gas
The implications of a landmark legal challenge about climate emissions from onshore oil have spread to the offshore industry.
CEO interview: “Onshore oil industry must generate cash for well decommissioning”
The UK onshore industry needs to raise money to plug and abandon hundreds of redundant oil wells as part of the energy transition, Angus Energy’s chief executive told DrillOrDrop.
Rapid cuts to oil and gas needed to meet climate targets – CCC
Conservative ministers failed to act to meet UK climate targets, government advisors warned today.
DRILL OR DROP? 