Proposals by Rathlin Energy for 20 years of oil production and six new wells at its West Newton-A site in East Yorkshire have been supported by council officials.
A new report published today shows that the UK has increased its oil and gas production since declaring a climate emergency in 2019.
The government is seeking views on setting a low-carbon standard for blue hydrogen.
Carbon capture must be safe and effective in reducing CO2 emissions, members of the public have told the government.
The government’s climate adviser has said planning policies must deliver carbon-reduction goals – but it declined to back a landmark legal challenge to how UK onshore oil production is decided.
A former would-be fracking company has appointed a leading opponent as a director to help it go green.
Support for fracking fell to its lowest level in the latest phase of a government survey of public attitudes, published today.
Local councillors in East Yorkshire are still waiting for a government ruling on whether expansion plans at Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-A well site need detailed environment research.
A parliamentary petition against legislation that has sparked protests across the UK is to be debated by MPs later this month.
The UK Government “lacks a plan” on how to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, despite setting the target in law almost two years ago, a committee of MPs argued today.
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