Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond is blocking a set of government proposals to overhaul the U.K. energy industry because of the potential spending implications for a new prime minister, people familiar with the matter said.
Hard-pressed families in the north and north-east could have their energy bills cut by £17 a year under a new initiative by the UK Government.
The world needs explosive growth in renewable energy for the next three decades, but even that probably won’t be enough to forestall catastrophic climate change.
A north-east veteran of international trade may have inspired Boris Johnson’s plans for Singapore-style tax free zones.
An investigation has been launched after claims the longest boat to ever dock in Aberdeen got stuck in the city’s new harbour.
A new report has found a link between economic growth and greater energy efficiency.
Shell CEO Ben van Beurden has been unveiled as part of a global commission to help global progress on energy efficiency.
A failure to tackle climate change will bring great "social unrest" and increased pressure from immigration, Sir David Attenborough has warned.
The Government has a "ramshackle, Dad's Army" approach to making sure England can cope with the impacts of rising temperatures, its climate advisers warn.
A conundrum that many businesses face today is navigating the complexities of implementing successful change within their organisation, be it embedding new software, hot desking, home working, or a new organisational structure.
Sir David Attenborough will appear before MPs to face questions about climate change. The naturalist, 93, is giving evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee on Tuesday.
Households and regulators were paid out more than £10 million in compensation by energy firms this year, new data from watchdog Ofgem reveals.
The quarry excavating rocks for the Aberdeen Harbour expansion has warned the project will have to be delayed unless it can extend its opening hours.
The Aberdeen and Dingwall offices of Brodies played a key part in the law firm notching up record turnover during the year to April 30.
Scotland’s energy minister has said carbon capture and storage (CCS) is not a “wishlist” item and that government and industry must deliver the technology.
Christopher Cline, the billionaire coal tycoon best known for reviving Illinois’s mining industry and making a fortune doing it, died in a helicopter crash Thursday -- just a day shy of his 61st birthday.
North and north-east businesses have ranked among the top 100 private companies in the UK.
Aberdeen is to be better connected to Norway with the launch of new flights from the north-east.
The National Trust has announced an end to any investment in fossil fuel companies, as part of efforts to protect the natural environment.
With more than 115 years’ experience in the travel industry under its belt, there isn’t much Munro’s Travel hasn’t experienced when it comes to business travel management.
The Scottish National Investment Bank has the potential to be a positive and integral part of the economy, MSPs have said.
Transport bosses in the north-east have asked the Scottish Government for cash to investigate opening up train stations in the south of Aberdeen.
An Aberdeen hotel has closed its doors – with “difficult trading conditions” due to the oil and gas downturn blamed.
Her Majesty’s Coastguard dropped in to visit a vessel bound for the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm. The Geosea ship was doing 10 knots as it powered through the North Sea toward the Moray Firth project site. Wind Farm developer EDP Renewables thanked the HM Coastguard for “making us feel safe at sea”.
Householders across the north are being told to be “on guard” and reject cold-calling home energy traders on the doorstep.