Tories told to finally end the north-eastโs long wait for carbon capture cash
The Conservative government at Westminster has been told it must immediately โcough upโ carbon capture cash for the north-east.
The Conservative government at Westminster has been told it must immediately โcough upโ carbon capture cash for the north-east.
Scottish politicians urged Westminster to unlock funding for the Acorn carbon capture and storage project in the upcoming Budget and slammed slow progress on low-carbon development.
The SNP is calling on the UK Government to โput its money where its mouth isโ on carbon capture funding after a Scottish project was โsnubbedโ.
SNP Westminster chief Stephen Flynn claimed the Cambo oil field near Shetland should not be ruled out if it can successfully meet key climate change targets.
SNP plans to move away from oil and gas production in the North Sea as quickly as possible have been heavily criticised by the prime minister.
New footage shared by Port of Aberdeen shows progress at its South Harbour expansion project, recently visited by a delegation of MPs, MSPs and councilllors.
Aberdeen South MP Stephen Flynn was yesterday crowned as the SNPโs Westminster leader and has been tipped to take a โconstituency interestโ in energy matters, particularly when it comes to policy affecting the future of the North Sea.
Allies of Stephen Flynn, the man hotly tipped to succeed Ian Blackford as the SNPโs leader in Westminster, have said he would challenge the First Ministerโs โcrazyโ opposition to drilling new North Sea oil and gas fields.
The Autumn Budget is passed and Xmas is on the horizon - so government pledges of more work "this year" to bring vital emissions-busting CCS projects online are in question.
UK Government is being urged to give urgent clarity about future support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.
The developers of the Acorn project say they hope the scheme can be online by 2027 but are wary of further delays to government support packages, as ministers met this week to discuss decarbonisation efforts.
The UK Government has come under pressure to ensure that platform electrification is included in the North Sea investment relief programme.
Rishi Sunak has a โmoral dutyโ to use soaring tax revenues from North Sea oil and gas firms to boost Scotlandโs energy sector, an Aberdeen MP claims.
A long-awaited UK energy strategy must include investment in a north-east carbon capture project which was snubbed last year, the SNP says.
Oil and gas giants announced bumper profits, prompting renewed calls for a windfall-tax to help those struggling to pay rising energy bills.
Aberdeen Southโs SNP MP Stephen Flynn has slammed the UK Government over what he is calling the โgreat Scottish renewables robberyโ.
Westminsterโs Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is being urged to use his powers to address the issue of fair grid access for renewables projects.
The UK Government has refused to back Nicola Sturgeonโs opposition to the new Cambo oil field off Shetland โ and warned jobs are at risk from โturning off the tapsโ.
The UK Government is under fire after dealing another โbitterly disappointingโ blow to the north-eastโs bid to host a pioneering clean energy scheme.
Westminster has been urged to give a โcast iron guaranteeโ that the north-east will be home to one of two promised carbon capture and storage (CCS) clusters.
The oil and gas industry is worth an eye watering ยฃ18 billion to the north-east economy, research has revealed.
A potential deal between the SNP and Greens would risk the oil and gas sector โbeing held at knifepointโ, a north-east MP has claimed.
A prominent north-east offshore wind farm made millions of pounds last year in spite of the impact of Covid-19.
Westminster has reinforced its pledge to roll out its freeport model in Scotland, despite allegations it is โignoringโ the matter.
Aberdeen South MP Stephen Flynn has appealed to the UK Government for clarity on a process that could remove the grid charges โmillstoneโ from around the Scottish renewables sector's neck.