Scottish Secretary Alister Jack fails to commit to £500m just transition cash for north-east
The £500m fund is part of a 10-year pledge from Holyrood aimed at ensuring oil and gas workers can transition into jobs in the renewable energy sector.
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Alister Jack: New freeports will ‘turbo-charge’ the economy
The Secretary of State for Scotland said “ripples of economic growth” will be felt throughout Scotland following the creation of its first green freeports, despite the north-east having been snubbed.
North Sea windfall tax ‘absolutely the wrong thing to do’ says Scottish Secretary
The Scottish Secretary has said an oil and gas windfall tax would be “absolutely the wrong thing to do” ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Statement next week.
Alister Jack: We will not abandon the people of the north-east
Whenever I come to the north-east of Scotland, I am struck by how much we owe to the ingenuity, industry and courage of those who extract oil and gas from the North Sea.
Energy Voice ETIDEX event will raise the curtain for COP26
The long-awaited UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) kicks off in Glasgow in November when world leaders arrive in Scotland to seek agreement on how to tackle clime change collectively.
Sector deal could ‘head off’ any more BP-scale job losses, says MP
An oil and gas sector deal could ensure any further BP-scale job losses are "headed off at the pass", according to a north-east MP.
Updated: Scottish Secretary of State faces backlash over wind farm comments
The current Secretary of State for Scotland has faced a backlash after he described the foreign construction of offshore wind turbines for Scottish projects as "the market economy at work".
Scotland in £12.6bn ‘black hole’ despite North Sea tax receipts
Scotland had a £12.6bn deficit last year despite more than £1.4billion in North Sea receipts, according to new tax and spending figures.