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Opinion
Smoke, mirrors and deception
The 60 biggest players in global banking have stoked the oil and gas industry to the tune of almost $7 trillion since the Paris Agreement signed in December 2015 at COP21.
“We need an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell”, Guterres says
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres called on Wednesday for a “windfall” tax on the profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming, calling them the “godfathers of climate chaos”.
Should we care about ‘who powers Britain’ post-election?
You have to go back half a century since energy featured as a major General Election issue.
Rising emissions levels is no laughing matter
About ten years ago the writer and New Yorker magazine cartoonist Tom Toro published his now famous cartoon showing three children and an adult around a campfire in the middle of a desert with the caption “Yes, the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders.”
We need to think big on energy transformation, says RSK
In April 2022, the United Nations’ Climate Report declared it was ‘Now or Never’ to limit global warming to 1.5C.
Impact of changes to the skilled worker route on the energy sector
The UK government has instituted nearly a 50% increase in the minimum salary threshold for those arriving into the country under the Skilled Worker visa route.
Collaboration key to unlocking UK’s £1 trillion offshore wind export opportunity
The UK can unlock significant future growth opportunities in offshore wind – but only if industry and government work collaboratively to support a positive investment climate.
About Vattenfall cancelling the EOWDC hydrogen trial in Aberdeen
Vattenfall’s recent announcement that it was canning its hydrogen trial at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre offshore Aberdeen has rather riled me.
Have oil and gas firms lost the ability to innovate in a green energy world?
Most of what we do, most of what we own and even where and how we live and work is in one way or another a result of the development of the oil and gas industry.
Welcome new staff, ‘have a coffee and a chat’
The end of March was my four-year anniversary as part of the Energy Voice team. On the one hand, it feels like time has flown by. On the other, it also feels like ages ago when the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill.
How robots are making offshore wind maintenance safer and more efficient
Robots are making wind farm upkeep safer, more efficient, and eco-friendly, says Pete Felton.
The dangers of setting unrealistic climate targets
The big bust-up at Holyrood needed a trigger point and that came when the SNP-Green administration formally dropped its target for a 75% cut in emissions from 1990 by 2030.
GB Energy should put security at its core
With growing geopolitical unrest, and headwinds in renewables, future energy policy should recognise the vital role that oil and gas will continue to play, writes Jon Fitzpatrick, founder and managing director of Gneiss Energy.
OPINION: HHI FDI … We’ve been here before and it failed first time!
The Scottish Government likes the idea of getting into bed with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to drive the development and mass manufacture of floating offshore wind turbines, initially for deployment in Scottish waters.
On-site hydrogen generation – bridging the uptake gap
The UK’s decarbonisation goals are undoubtedly ambitious and will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted strategy if the country is to meet its net zero obligations.
Another death on an offshore oil rig. Yet again, it’s Pemex.
Pemex’ safety and environmental track record is among the worst that I have encountered in my almost 35 years of writing about energy.
Farming in a net zero world
I don’t know about you but I love a good steak. Preferably a medium rare, one inch thick ribeye sliced and served with my version of the sauce created by the famous French “L'Entrecôte” restaurant chain I ate in regularly when I lived and worked in France a few decades ago and, a good size side of French fries plus, of course, a glass or two of a decent vin rouge.
Time to bring net zero objectives into the realms of reality
The CCC has caught up on realities and is asking hard questions, writes Brian Wilson.
Cohesion key to EU winning wind capacity battle
It’s great to learn that investment in wind energy across Europe more than doubled last year compared to 2022, driven by record financing of North Sea offshore wind projects.
EPL extension: ‘As disappointing as it was unwise’
The UK Spring Budget took place in the House of Commons on March 6, despite most fiscal budget changes already appearing in the media well in advance.
Tough decisions needed to balance UK energy security and net zero
Getting to net zero, producing oil and gas from the North Sea as we transition, and ensuring economic benefits for the UK don’t make an obvious trinity, and we are well aware of tensions.
Starmer must beware the ghost of Thatcher
The 1984-85 miners’ strike has once again hit the headlines, despite ending 40 years ago.
Exploiting our potential – Scotland’s Final Frontier
A few weeks ago, Holyrood Sources – a podcast producer – held a live meeting in Aberdeen with three politicians and some 300 people from the energy sector.
Are Labour’s windfall plans really a ‘death blow’?
It was all a bit odd at the Scottish Labour conference last month. A few days earlier, the oil and gas industry was shrieking outrage at Labour for proposing a windfall tax on gargantuan profits.