Scotland’s energy firms leave political leaders in no doubt over oil and gas challenge in Aberdeen – here’s what happened
Influential business figures put John Swinney, Anas Sarwar and Douglas Ross on the spot as the general election nears.
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Tories do not care about the climate – Swinney
John Swinney has accused the Conservatives of not caring about the climate as he clashed with Douglas Ross.
Labour says Scotland’s wave energy potential being ‘squandered’ by Holyrood and Westminster
The Scottish Labour party claims Scotland's wave and tidal energy potential is being "squandered" by governments in Holyrood and Westminster.
Labour to propose offshore skills passport
A Labour government would create an offshore skills passport to allow workers to move between fossil fuels and renewables.
Douglas Ross urged to whip Scottish Tory MPs against windfall tax extension
Douglas Ross has been warned he will be Scottish Tory leader in “name only” if he does not whip his MPs to vote against a windfall tax extension.
Red-faced Tory leader Douglas Ross hung out to dry as windfall tax extension announced
The Scottish Tory leader 'fought as hard as he could' against the extension of the levy - but it fell on deaf ears.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross calls on Chancellor not to extend windfall tax
Tory leaders reportedly feared Douglas Ross would resign in protest over rumoured windfall tax measures
North Sea firms keenly await Spring Budget clarity on windfall tax
Reports suggest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning to extend the windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms.
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%
‘Too risky’ to ease quarantine rules for oil workers, says Scottish Government
The Scottish Government has decided not to let up quarantine rules for oil and gas workers returning from overseas, deciding that doing so would be “too risky”.
Douglas Ross: We must prioritise North Sea jobs over climate change targets
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross will argue today that protecting North Sea oil and gas jobs should be prioritised over climate change targets.
New Job Retention Bonus scheme does ‘little to nothing’ to affect North Sea job losses
Politians and union bosses have hit out at Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Job Retention Bonus scheme, with some claiming it does “little to nothing” to affect growing North Sea job losses.
Dismay from local politicians over number of windfarm applications
Grampian and Highlands politicians have hit out at the Scottish Government after it was revealed more than half of the country's windfarm applications are on their patch.
Scottish Tories propose plastic recycling plant
The Scottish Conservative Party has announced a proposal for a new plastic recycling and waste plant.
Scottish Tories win cross-party support to shift energy target
A cross-party consensus has been reached by the Scottish Conservatives to bring Scotland’s energy efficiency target forward by 10 years.
Transport Scotland electric vehicle loan scheme criticised by Tories
The uptake of a scheme to encourage drivers to buy electric vehicles has been criticised by the Scottish Conservatives.
UK onshore wind projects ‘pushed through’ as future looks uncertain
Renewable lobby group WindEurope has suggested that a number of onshore wind projects were "pushed through" in the UK last year due to a fear over the imminent demise of feed in tariffs connected to the energy.
‘Not surprising’ North Sea oil calling for budget help, MSP says
An MSP claims it is "not surprising" that the North Sea oil and gas industry has called for another lifeline in today's budget.
Scotland faces reliance on English gas to “keep pipes warm”
Scotland faces the prospect of reliance on English gas to “keep the pipes warm” because of SNP dithering on fracking, say the Scottish Conservatives.
Ruth Davidson insists North Sea oil and gas industry has “real future”
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson yesterday insisted there is a "real future for the north-east" - and called on UK and Scottish Governments to pull together to help weather tumbling oil prices.
Opinion: Scottish Government should focus on energy policy fit for the future
Recently we’ve heard suggestions that the SNP’s flagship £10 million wave-power prize should be scrapped. But given the history of The Saltire Prize it's no surprise that it has run into problems, with no-one even likely to come close to meeting the qualifying criteria by the 2017 deadline. From the start it looked like another of Alex Salmond’s pipe dreams and a PR stunt for the nationalists.
Trump claims he was given offshore windfarm promise
Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on Alex Salmond over the "assurances" he was allegedly given to invest in Scotland.