Cambo oil field plans paused
Development of the controversial Cambo oil field off Shetland has been paused.
Development of the controversial Cambo oil field off Shetland has been paused.
The government’s climate advisor is to examine whether developing new North Sea oil and gas fields is consistent with planned cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
The proposed Cambo oilfield off Shetland “should not get the green light”, Nicola Sturgeon said today.
A new report published today shows that the UK has increased its oil and gas production since declaring a climate emergency in 2019.
The city that will host an international climate conference later this year, will invest hundreds of millions of pounds in fossil fuels indefinitely under a new policy, environmental campaigners said today.
Development of new oil and gas fields must stop this year if the world is to meet its goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the leading energy organisation has said.
Plans for what could be one of the UK’s first power stations equipped with carbon capture technology were announced today.
A study by climate scientists says carbon capture and storage (CCS) cannot meet the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Ineos has withdrawn the long-running planning application for coalbed methane extraction at Airth in Falkirk. Opponents of the scheme for 22 new wells and 14 new sites described the decision as “fantastic news”.
As expected, the Scottish government has continued an indefinite moratorium on fracking and the unconventional oil and gas industry.