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- Scottish Power boss urges Sunak to take swift action on energy bills crisis Mon, 9 May 22, 9:01amKeith Anderson says fresh support package is vital before households hit by further increases in October
- Shell U-turn on Cambo oilfield would threaten green targets, say campaigners Tue, 22 Mar 22, 8:41pmCompany is reviewing decision to withdraw from North Sea project because of high oil price, report claims
- Allan Hamilton obituary Thu, 10 Feb 22, 4:38amMy friend and colleague Allan Hamilton, who has died of pneumonia aged 85, was a distinguished microbiologist at the University of Aberdeen. His work transformed the understanding of microbial corrosion in offshore oil installations...
- North Sea Abigail oilfield plan approved despite climate goals Wed, 2 Feb 22, 5:20amCop26 experts said no new fossil fuel plans would be compatible with climate targets
- Scottish government in line for near-£700m payday after windfarm auction Mon, 17 Jan 22, 11:14pmSeabed permits given to 17 projects from companies including Scottish Power, Shell, BP and SSE
- Scottish auction for offshore windfarm permits expected to raise £860m Mon, 17 Jan 22, 5:29amCrown Estate Scotland hopes amount of electricity generated in Scottish waters will double over next decade
- Hunterston B nuclear power station retires after 46 years in service Fri, 7 Jan 22, 5:00pmSector calls for greater state backing after UK loses eighth of its nuclear capacity with Scottish plant’s closure
- Professor: COP26 Seeded UK Omicron Covid Outbreak Mon, 13 Dec 21, 5:00amAccording to Professor "Lockdown" Neil Ferguson, the unusual concentration of Omicron cases in Scotland suggests the outbreak may have been seeded by the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow.
- Work on Cambo oilfield paused after Shell withdrawal Sat, 11 Dec 21, 3:40amMove to stop and ‘evaluate next steps’ throws future of project and of oil exploration in area into doubt
- Scotland marks end to coal power as Longannet chimney is blown up Fri, 10 Dec 21, 2:40amNicola Sturgeon pushes button on controlled explosion at what was Scotland’s largest freestanding structure
- Environmental activists challenge ‘unlawful’ UK fossil fuel plan in high court Sun, 5 Dec 21, 12:01amClimate campaigners claim the government is giving billions of pounds in subsidies to oil and gas producers
- Martin Rowson on Shell’s exit from the Cambo oil field – cartoon Sat, 4 Dec 21, 7:00amContinue reading...
- Shell pulls out of Cambo oilfield project Fri, 3 Dec 21, 6:49amGreen campaigners welcome oil giant’s decision not to go ahead with controversial project off Shetland
- SSE to invest billions more in green power as it rejects break-up call Wed, 17 Nov 21, 11:46pmFTSE 100 energy firm defies call to split off its renewables business with extra £1bn of green investments every year to 2026
- Scotland's plastic ban may fail due to UK's internal strife Sat, 13 Nov 21, 6:30amThe Scottish government has announced it will ban the sale of plastic straws, cutlery and polystyrene food packaging next year. This is part of a larger plan to reduce plastic waste and cut pollution. The ban will include...