Study reveals fears over Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP-Green pact
More than a third of voters think the SNP-Green coalition will have a negative impact on the north-east of Scotland, a new study suggests.
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Scottish Parliament: Oil transition must not ‘throw thousands of north-east jobs under the bus’
The transition away from oil and gas “must not throw thousands of north-east jobs under the bus”, a Scottish Parliament debate has heard.
Nicola Sturgeon refuses to condemn Patrick Harvie for saying only ‘hard right’ support new North Sea drilling
Nicola Sturgeon has refused to condemn comments made by Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie who suggested only the "hard right" now support new oil and gas extraction.
Cambo: Sir Ian Wood warns politicians to avoid ‘adverse environment’ for thousands of jobs
Billionaire industrialist Sir Ian Wood has hit out at politicians who have failed to support the controversial Cambo oil and gas development, warning it will create an “adverse investment environment” with thousands of jobs on the line.
Big jobs win for Scotland as plans unveiled for £110m offshore wind tower factory
What will be the UK’s largest offshore wind tower manufacturing facility is to be built in the Highlands.
Fergus Mutch: Time for a rethink of the SNP’s naive ‘Stop Cambo’ sloganeering
Just five weeks ago, the UK Government left an almighty open goal for the SNP.
Alex Salmond says Sturgeon’s Cambo opposition will cost her ‘tens of thousands’ of votes
Alex Salmond has compared Nicola Sturgeon to Margaret Thatcher after she announced her opposition to the proposed Cambo oil field off Shetland.
Former SNP comms chief hits out at Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘Stop Cambo’ message
A former senior SNP figure has hit out at Nicola Sturgeon’s opposition to developing the contentious Cambo field.
Nicola Sturgeon confirms her opposition to developing Cambo oil field
Nicola Sturgeon faces claims she has “abandoned” the North Sea oil and gas industry after confirming her opposition to the controversial Cambo scheme.
Confusion over whether Scotland is signing up to ‘oil and gas leavers club’
Confusion reigned today over whether or not Scotland is signing up to a group dedicated to phasing out the supply of oil and gas.
An independent Scotland would continue drilling for oil and gas, says net zero secretary
Scotland’s net zero secretary has said Holyrood would allow North Sea oil and gas exploration, if the country were to break away from the rest of the UK.
Industry insists oil firms have ‘valuable role’ despite COP26 absence
Industry leaders have insisted that oil and gas firms have a “valuable role” to play in fighting climate change, despite being largely absent from the COP26 summit.
COP26: Sturgeon calls oil and gas Scotland’s ‘most difficult’ issue
Nicola Sturgeon has described oil and gas as the “most difficult” issue for Scotland to confront, speaking on the opening day of the COP26 climate conference.
Sturgeon ‘shares PM’s pessimism’ over climate talks
Scotland's First Minister has said she shares Boris Johnson's pessimism over the Cop26 climate talks, but urged leaders to "put our shoulders to the wheel".
Sturgeon calls Acorn CCS rejection “inexplicable”
Scotland’s First Minister has questioned the decision not to award government funding to the Acorn CCS project.
Sturgeon: Scottish Government no longer supports ‘unlimited’ oil and gas recovery
Nicola Sturgeon has said that unlimited recovery of oil and gas is “not sustainable” in keynote speech delivered in run-up to COP26.
Sturgeon to deliver climate action speech ahead of COP26
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will deliver a Ted Talk about the country's climate change ambitions in the run-up to Cop26.
Nicola Sturgeon told ‘pick a side’ as Tories force vote on oil and gas
The SNP has been urged to back the Cambo oil field off Shetland, ahead of a vote brought forward by the Scottish Conservatives.
Brian Wilson: Serious decisions await on future of Scottish energy sector
With COP26 in Glasgow two months away, one might think Scottish political eyes would be turning towards the issues it will discuss, even if that means parking some other preoccupations for the time being. Not so.
Nicola Sturgeon launches new green jobs academy
Nicola Sturgeon has launched a new academy designed to help people find green jobs and learn new skills.
Douglas Ross accuses SNP of shift towards ‘extremist’ position on oil
Douglas Ross has accused the SNP of starting to shift towards “extremist positions” that promote the abandonment of the oil and gas industry.
Abandoning oil and gas would be a reckless act of self-sabotage
Reaching net zero is going to be one of the toughest challenges of our generation.
Exclusive: Oil chief deals jobs warning to First Minister over Cambo backlash
The chief executive of Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has written to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, issuing a jobs warning over “high-profile negative campaigns” against the Cambo oil field.
Nicola Sturgeon calls on UK ministers to ‘reassess’ Cambo oil field plan
Nicola Sturgeon has asked the UK Government to “reassess” oil and gas licences already issued – including the controversial Cambo development.
Video: Sturgeon confronted by climate activists on Cambo oil field plans
Nicola Sturgeon has been questioned by climate activists on her stance towards plans to develop the Cambo oil field in the West of Shetland.