UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a further £200 million investment in the Grangemouth industrial site, where Scotland's only oil refinery is expected to close later this year.
Grangemouth workers targeted the opening day of the Scottish Labour conference on Friday, laying 400 hard hats on the ground to represent every job set to be lost.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar defended his party’s energy policies and denied there has been a “ban” on new exploration licences in the North Sea.
Grangemouth should be a home for the energy industries of the future, Scottish Labour’s deputy leader has said, after Sir Keir Starmer pledged he would work to safeguard jobs there.
GB Energy’s investments in infrastructure for the renewables industry could one day provide funding for local services, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said.
Labour’s clean energy plans will “turbocharge” the Scottish economy, the party’s shadow chancellor is expected to say during a General Election campaign visit to Scotland today.
A debate of Scottish political leaders ahead of the UK General Election on 4 July revealed more details about the parties' energy policy, including a proposed state-owned energy firm.
Scottish Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald urged the north-east's energy sector to stop "indulging in rhetorical attacks" and work in "partnership" as a proposed Green New Deal passed in parliament last night.
The amount of local content provided by Scottish offshore wind infrastructure projects was deemed “insufficient” by politicians and union representatives last night.
The Scottish Government has been accused of “actively disowning” the North Sea oil industry after it emerged ministers have no plans to publish further oil and gas bulletins.
Scottish Labour have claimed the Scottish Energy Jobs Taskforce does not "even keep track" of whether any energy jobs have been saved since the global decline in oil price.
The criticism comes after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon revealed the taskforce, which was set up last year by the Scottish Government, would be continuing indefinitely.
Nicola Sturgeon has faced calls to set up a Scottish version of the Office for Budget Responsibility as Labour said forecasts on oil revenues were out by 6,000%.
The Scottish Government has been challenged to tackle the "worst industrial crisis" in the country's history - and help the offshore industry plan for a brighter future.