Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow emerge as final GB Energy contenders
Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow are reportedly the three contenders for the headquarters of GB Energy.
Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow are reportedly the three contenders for the headquarters of GB Energy.
Sir Keir Starmer has warned it will “take time” to reap the benefits of clean power initiatives but stood by a claim that Labour’s plans will eventually drive down household bills by £300 a year amid confusion over the commitment.
Climate change threatens the natural world more than ground-mounted solar panels do, Ed Miliband has claimed.
The UK government has announced the creation of an Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce as part of efforts to double deployment by 2030.
Labour has promised to headquarter its public energy firm in Scotland - but is yet to stay where exactly it will be based.
Government insists oil and gas firms that have already applied for licences to explore and drill in the North Sea will not be blocked.
Chris Stark, former chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, will take charge of the UK government’s newly announced Mission Control.
Ed Miliband says appointment to lead DESNZ feels like "coming home" after previously serving as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change between 2008 and 2010.
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Sarah Jones as a minister across the energy and business and trade portfolios in the new Labour government.
As Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer plans the move into Number 10 Downing Street following his election win, Energy Voice takes a look at who could join incoming energy secretary Ed Miliband's team.
The government is guilty of “sluggish decision making”, Ed Miliband, shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, said this morning, setting out some plans for a change of pace under a potential Labour administration.
Labour's shadow climate secretary, visiting the north-east, said he wants the city to become the UK's 'clean energy capital'.
Ofgem has slashed the price cap on energy bills to £1,923 after wholesale energy prices fell further, it announced on Friday.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband is to pledge that the party's clean energy plan will deliver "clean, affordable power and good jobs for Britain".
"Those who think we should somehow simply end domestic oil and gas production in Britain are wrong."
The UK Gov announcement - currently slated to take place in Aberdeen, though that could change - is expected to include plans on CCS and the windfall tax.
‘I relish the challenge’ says new OEUK chief executive David Whitehouse on winning over policymakers.
Meanwhile OEUK accuses Labour of “misrepresenting” oil firms earnings in the UK tax system.
A North Sea oil and gas company has taken aim at the shadow climate and net zero secretary after he reinforced Labour’s opposition to new drilling.
Social media platform Twitter is ablaze with reactions and hot takes on the profits announcement of energy giant BP (LON: BP)...and they're all pretty much calling for the same thing.
Rishi Sunak will not be attending Cop27 in Egypt next month, Downing Street has said.
Conservative party leadership candidate, Liz Truss, is facing questions on her involvement in the closure of the Rough gas storage facility off the coast of East Yorkshire.
Plans to impose a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms have been voted down in the House of Commons, despite garnering support from both sides of the political aisle.
A windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms would be “economically illiterate” and could “perversely” drive up the domestic costs of energy, MPs have been told ahead of a key vote today.
Politicians and campaigners have criticised the government’s Energy Security Strategy for apparently overlooking energy efficiency and demand reduction measures in favour of large-scale nuclear and fossil fuel projects.