As the House of Lords prepares to debate the UK government's Offshore Petroleum Licensing (OPL) bill today, environmental campaigners are calling into question the government's use of figures showing the North Sea oil and gas industry supports 200,000 jobs.
North Sea oil from new exploration licences sent to domestic refineries would account for less than 1% of the fuels used in the UK in 2030, a think tank has found.
UK Government MPs are "unaware" of both the popularity and low costs associated with onshore wind, according to a YouGov poll released by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) today.
Outdated policy could risk a £1billion windfall through blockage of the ‘cheapest electricity technology’ claims a new report published by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).