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Precedent set by court in Norway could embolden judges and campaigners further afield.
An oil rig graveyard in Cromarty Firth, Scotland.
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This could be one reason to leave these rigs in the sea.
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The use of fossil fuels carries a much heavier greenhouse gas penalty.
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The regulator’s guiding principle is still to ‘maximise economic recovery’.
Discarded oil rigs in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland.
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Keir Starmer pledges to end new UK oil and gas exploration – an expert’s take on why this is the right move.
Workers decommission an oil rig in the North Sea.
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Labour would still honour existing licenses to drill for fossil fuels.
In its new energy strategy, the government says it “remains absolutely committed to maximising the vital production of North Sea oil and gas as the North Sea basin declines”.
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The country is missing a strong and strategic coalition of pro-climate interest groups, says research.
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CCS remains a ‘handy excuse’ for extracting more fossil fuels, our review indicates.
The new prime minister Liz Truss has announced plans to reverse the fracking ban and drill for more North Sea gas.
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Liz Truss has appointed a loyal cabinet with varied environmental credentials. What will this mean for UK climate action?
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Shell’s withdrawal highlights unresolved tensions on the road to net zero.
She’s back.
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Those who talk down an independent Scotland’s prospects are not factoring in one of its biggest natural resources.
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg greets Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 leaders summit in La Malbaie, Que., in June 2018.
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Canada and Norway face epic challenges in weaning themselves from petroleum dependence.
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A recent report found widespread support among North Sea oil and gas workers for a career in renewable energy.
Water waste of money.
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It’s a policy to help the environment, so where’s the evidence to support it?
One of Shell’s Brent oil platforms.
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Shell’s proposals to decommission its four Brent platforms are a test case for North Sea industry. But here’s why decommissioning is not what it’s cracked up to be.
Unnatural world? We need to look beneath the surface.
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Restoring the North Sea to a ‘pristine’ state isn’t necessarily the best thing for its eco-systems.
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Scotland’s numbers look far worse than the UK’s.
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There’s more to decommissioning an oil rig than just towing it away.
Sunset in Scotland?
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But will the rigs stop pumping?
Scottish energy: The status quo is not an option!
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Amid the 14,000-plus submissions to the commission tasked with producing a set of proposals for handing more powers to Scotland, some have proposed devolving some control of energy. Energy was one of the…