Aberdeen chamber report: Govt must ‘step-up and back’ energy industry transition as oil and gas demand grows

A business group has renewed demands that government must put support behind low carbon projects in the north east that will “shift the dial” as concerns have been raised that confidence in key low carbon technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) has faltered, a new report has found.

North Sea energy companies taking part in a survey said they are on track to diversify away from oil gas production but they face a “test” on how firmly they “keep the pedal pressed to the floor on the journey to net-zero”.