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.
Patrick Harvie
Green candidate brands Scottish leader oil and gas comments ‘silly’ at north-east hustings event
A Scottish Green candidate running for Aberdeen City Council said the leader of his party, Patrick Harvie, was “silly” for having claimed only those on the hard right of the political spectrum supported the oil and gas industry.
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.
PM: North Sea vital for green goal
Boris Johnson has delivered a huge vote of confidence in the North Sea oil and gas industry by claiming “everybody credible” understands the sector cannot be abandoned in the near term.
Scottish Government responds to Aberdeen businesses, but ‘falls short’ of exploration commitment
Following criticism in parliament the Scottish Government has replied to a letter from Aberdeen businesses which warned against creating a “hostile investment environment” for oil and gas, but recipients say it does not guarantee new exploration.
The Aberdeen 58: It’s in their hands, no one else’s
I read with wry amusement that some 58 of Aberdeen’s great and good have written to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and other political leaders asking for a “more reasoned debate” on the future of oil and gas.
Cambo and Nigg – A day of contrast
There was a real sense of juxtaposition in Scotland’s energy industry on December 3.
Jeremy Cresswell: Blundering Mr Harvie and Cambo collateral damage
A couple of weeks ago, a Scottish green party MSP claimed that it is only the “hard right” who continue to support development of the Cambo oilfield on the UK Atlantic Frontier.
‘He should be ashamed’ – Union boss slams Harvie over ‘hard right’ oil and gas comment
A union boss has criticised the co-leader of the Scottish Green party for recent comments he made about the oil and gas sector.
Cambo: Patrick Harvie says only the ‘hard right’ now support new North Sea drilling
Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has said only the “hard right” now support new oil and gas extraction in the North Sea.
Future North Sea oil investment risked by SNP-Green deal, warn industry figures
A power-sharing deal between the SNP and the Scottish Greens could thwart further investment in North Sea oil and gas, industry figures have warned.
Sturgeon fears North Sea exploration ban would cost jobs
Nicola Sturgeon has warned that an immediate ban on new North Sea exploration could cost “jobs, livelihoods and living standards” in the north-east.
Scottish Greens manifesto to address transitioning from oil and gas
The Scottish Greens will put climate change, free public transport and revamping region deals at the heart of their manifesto when it is launched on Monday.
‘Emergency response’ needed to address climate emergency, Harvie says
An "emergency response" is needed to address the global climate emergency, according to Patrick Harvie.
Scotland risks becoming climate ‘sham’ over oil, says Patrick Harvie
Scotland's reputation as a world leader on climate change is being put at risk by Government support for North Sea oil and gas discoveries, the Scottish Green leader has said.
Scotland ‘still too focused’ on oil and gas, claims Green’s Patrick Harvie
Scottish Green Party leader Patrick Harvie said the country is "still too focused" on oil and gas.
Greens hit out at Trump over Aberdeen windfarm claims
Scottish Greens leader Patrick Harvie has ridiculed US President Donald Trump’s 2012 claim that erecting wind farms will bring about the “almost total destruction of Scotland’s tourism industry”, ahead of a protest in George Square this evening.
Green’s Patrick Harvie hits out at North Sea tax reform
Scottish Green co-convener Patrick Harvie last night announced his dissatisfaction with Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget decision to reform the North Sea tax system.
Row over Greens ‘barmy’ plan to end oil and gas
A row has broken out over “barmy” plans from the Scottish Greens to shut down the North Sea oil and gas industry in “10 or 20 years”.
Greens hope to convert ‘extraordinary growth’ in support into Holyrood seats
The Scottish Greens are “very hopeful” of winning a record number of seats at Holyrood in May’s election, party co-convener Patrick Harvie has said.
Opinion: ‘I’m a lumberjack and I’m okay’
A North Sea skit as imagined by Professors Alex Russell and Peter Strachan of Robert Gordon University on behalf of the North Sea oil industry.
‘Shut oil industry and get staff to cut trees’, politicians claim
The Scottish Green Party wants the North Sea oil and gas sector to be wound down - so offshore workers can become lumberjacks.