The energy regulator has given the go-ahead for the exploration of the untapped oil and gas resources at Rosebank, north of Scotland. A "lightning rod" for disagreement, Rosebank points to the debate over the rights and wrongs of British fossil fuel projects. Environment activists warn of damage, while the government considers the development of British fossil fuel projects a...
Fall-out after Rishi Sunak drops climate U-turn bombshell
Rishi Sunak has been lambasted for announcing a major U-turn on climate policies which Labour said they will reverse if they win the next election.
The prime minister is reversing the ban on sales of new diesel and petrol cars...
Environment
North Sea Transition Authority accused of cosying up to big oil and gas
Campaigners have accused the North Sea Transition Authority of cosying up to oil and gas producers. The UK's oil regulator, they fear, is no longer impartial. The North Sea...
Environment
Greenpeace takes over Sunak’s house as govt launches National Risk Registry
Oh the irony of the UK prime minister’s house being scaled by Greenpeace activists on the same day Rishi Sunak’s government launched the National Risk Registry. It’s broad and diverse...
Environment
Just Stop Oil halts Pride in London parade over climate crisis links
Just Stop Oil activists have blocked the Pride in London parade after accusing organisers of “working with industries complicit in worsening the climate crisis”. The Pride parade was halted for...
Lithium mining in Cornwall to power 500k electric cars a year
The demand for the world's lightest metal for the manufacture of electric goods such as mobile phones and electric cars has never been more pressing. The government has announced that it will help fund...
Water firms want to increase bills by up to 40%
Water firms in England are pushing plans to increase household bills by up to 40% to cover the costs of treating sewage and dealing with climate change.
The news come amid growing concern that the...
Water company blames people working from home for hosepipe ban
A water company is blaming people working from home for its need to impose a hosepipe ban in Sussex and Kent from Monday (June 26).
South East Water – which supplies more than two million...
Labour will ban new oil and gas licences
Labout has announced it will stop issuing any new oil and gas drilling licences if it wins the next general election.
Sir Keir Starmer’s government would instead invest heavily in renewable sources – wind, solar...
England’s most polluting water company gives £300 million to shareholders
England’s most polluting water company is handing more than £300 million to shareholders despite profits slumping by more than 25%.
It comes a day after Severn Trent announced it was paying its shareholders an increased...