Aberdeen must “strike now or miss its chance” on the offshore wind market, a local MSP has warned after a new plans revealed future projects could dominate the north-east coastline.
Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of endangering the future of the oil and gas industry and imposing a “tax on Aberdeen” after Labour unveiled plans to charge the sector £11billion to “pay the cost of the climate emergency”.
Labour is calling for a ban on fracking, claiming UK Government support for it will make it impossible to meet the net-zero target for carbon emissions in this century.
A Labour government will invest £3.5 billion in a major project to harness the power of the River Mersey to generate electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes, Jeremy Corbyn has promised.
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell yesterday said he would produce a tax regime that supports the oil and gas industry if Labour wins power at a general election.
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell yesterday said he would produce a tax regime that supports the oil and gas industry if Labour wins power at a general election.
Oil exploration will need to be abandoned and huge volumes of black gold left in the ground if the UK is to meet climate change targets, the Labour Party said yesterday.
A Labour frontbencher has called for action on a multibillion pound oil and gas sector deal – and confirmed the party would order an “urgent review” of North Sea taxes if it takes power.
With the 2017 General Election looking likely to lead to no overall majority for any party, Energy Voice takes a look at the energy manifesto commitments of the two main parties - which both have a chance of power in the event of a hung parliament.
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has hailed the party’s UK manifesto, including a promise to safeguard the North Sea oil industry, as "a radical vision for the country".
The UK shadow energy minister has warned against profiteering from early decommissioning in the North Sea at the expense of achieving the maximum recovery of resources.
Jeremy Corbyn will pledge to create an energy policy “for the 60 million, not the Big Six” if he becomes prime minister, including the creation of 300,000 jobs in the renewables sector.
Labour has offered to work across party lines to allow the UK to follow the lead of the US and China in agreeing to ratify the Paris agreement on climate change.