UK prime minister Rishi Sunak was criticised today for his government’s plans to expand North Sea oil and gas extraction, while promoting renewable energy at the COP27 climate talks.
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The would-be fracking firm, Third Energy, has been acquired by a renewables company, which plans to use old gas wells to generate geothermal energy.
DrillOrDrop’s checklist of what to look out for in 2022 on UK onshore oil and gas
2021 was a year when key decision-makers, institutions and the public said no to the onshore oil and gas industry, often for the first time.
More than twice as many people oppose fracking than support it, according to a new government survey published today.
Consumers will be better protected from fluctuating gas prices as wind and solar provide more energy, the business secretary said today.
A former would-be fracking company has appointed a leading opponent as a director to help it go green.
The growth of low carbon electricity generation resulted in a drop in Scottish greenhouse gas emissions by almost a third in the decade to 2018, a new report revealed today.
The UK energy minister said this evening that fracking was over and the government had “moved on”.
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