North-east oil workers are warming to Green way of thinking, says Patrick Harvie
The Greens are often cast by political rivals as being out of touch with voters in the region.
Holyrood
Holyrood committee calls for ‘clarity’ over future of Just Transition Fund
MSPs are demanding the Scottish Government provide “clarity” over the future of a fund set up to help the north east refocus its economy on greener alternatives to oil and gas.
UK Energy Minister: £40m to extend Grangemouth licence not good use of public money
Energy Minister Graham Stuart also denied UK government approach would differ if the refinery was located in England
Scottish Government downgrades estimate of European offshore energy share
Ministers now say Scotland has around 10% of European Union offshore energy potential, down from previous claims of 25%
Anti-oil protesters spray red paint on Scottish Parliament in protest at new North Sea licences
Climate change protesters staged a huge protest outside the Scottish Parliament as they sprayed the building with red paint over plans to “max out” oil and gas in the North Sea.
‘Wine bar revolutionaries’: Oil and gas protesters target Holyrood as SNP-Green cracks show
Anti-fossil fuel campaigners stood on tables and sat on the floor outside the Holyrood chamber as they demanded the SNP strongly oppose all future North Sea oil and gas projects.
Anti-oil protestors plan ‘maximum disruption’ at offshore industry infrastructure
Members of This is Rigged brought Holyrood to a halt last month and plan to keep up the pressure.
Drillers warn politicians that North Sea rigs could be ‘lost for good’
“There is a real danger that the UK will be left without the resources and talent to make the energy transition a reality safely," the IADC has warned hundreds of MPs and MSPs.
Scotland’s Energy Strategy is irrational
Replace oil and gas? Anyone connected to the Scottish energy sector knows that the investment in creating those high skill, high value, high wage jobs simply isn’t happening on anything like the scale it needs to, writes Dick Winchester.
St Fittick’s Park campaigners stage ‘picnic’ protest outside Holyrood to fight ETZ plans
Campaigners fighting to save an Aberdeen park from development have staged a “picnic” protest outside Holyrood.
Patrick Harvie: Ukraine invasion doesn’t justify North Sea production boost
Scottish Green party co-leader Patrick Harvie has said the war in Ukraine must not be used to justify increased production of fossil fuels from the North Sea.
‘Sold on the cheap?’ Nicola Sturgeon defends £700m ScotWind plans
Nicola Sturgeon accused opponents of “girning” about major offshore wind investment in a row over human rights, profits and selling off access “on the cheap”.
Scottish Parliament: Oil transition must not ‘throw thousands of north-east jobs under the bus’
The transition away from oil and gas “must not throw thousands of north-east jobs under the bus”, a Scottish Parliament debate has heard.
Future of oil and gas to be debated in Scottish Parliament
MSPs will discuss the future of the oil and gas industry tomorrow during a debate in the Scottish Parliament.
Sturgeon oil stance putting private investment in Acorn ‘at risk’, says NE MSP
It is feared that Nicola Sturgeon’s recent comments on North Sea oil and gas may harm a key Aberdeenshire decarbonisation project.
Scottish Government told to ‘get off the fence’ over Cambo oilfield
The Scottish Government has been urged to stop ‘sitting on the fence’ over the controversial Cambo oilfield near Shetland.
Scottish Election: North-east MSPs set out vision for energy transition
The north-east’s new cohort of MSPs have set out their vision for the region, with the energy transition and securing oil and gas jobs among the biggest issues.
UPDATED: Scottish Government pledges £100m to hydrogen industry
Holyrood has pledged to give the hydrogen sector £100 million over the next five years in order to support a green recovery and a just transition to net zero.
Oil and gas contributed £9bn to Scottish economy in 2019, according to Annual Energy Statement
The oil and gas industry contributed £9 billion in gross value added to the Scottish economy last year, more than 5% of GDP.
Holyrood praised for ‘raising the stakes’ in fight against climate change
The Scottish Government has been praised for “raising the stakes” in the fight against climate change after it published updated proposals to slash carbon emissions.
BiFab cannot be bailed out due to state aid rules, MSPs told
The Scottish Government cannot legally provide any more financial support to the struggling BiFab yards, Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop has said.
Scottish Government accused of being ‘deliberately misleading’ over Contracts for Difference criticism
A leading union has accused the Scottish Government of being “deliberately misleading” after it indicated that Westminster was to blame for supply chain firms north of the border missing out on offshore wind contracts.
Calls for Holyrood to ‘come clean’ over mothballed BiFab yard
A former UK energy minister has called on the Scottish Government to “come clean” about the terms of a lease agreement for a mothballed BiFab yard on the Isle of Lewis.
Unions and environmental groups call for end to ‘unjust transition’
Trade unions and environmental groups are calling for political party manifestos to include commitments to deliver on green jobs promises.
BP ‘won’t rule out’ further North Sea oil exploration despite 40% production cut pledge
BP has said it "will not rule out further exploration at all" in the North Sea, despite a pledge to cut global oil production by 40% within the decade.