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Carbon capture technology ‘will not help achieve Paris Agreement targets’

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) will not help achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, the trade body representing oil and gas companies in the North Sea has said. Climate scientists have said that slashing greenhouse gas emissions in half before ...

20 Jul 2023 at 12:42

Scotland

Researchers call for fresh policy approach on curbing climate change

A “holistic policy approach” is essential to curbing CO2 emissions and climate change, a study has said. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh say the UK Government must adopt a more balanced approach than it currently does when choosing ...

16 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Ministers ‘misled’ on environmental impact of new power plant, campaigners claim

Ministers have been “misled” over the environmental impact of a proposed new gas-fired power station in Aberdeenshire, environmentalists have claimed. Friends of the Earth (FoE) said emissions from the Peterhead 2 facility, which would be ...

28 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Murray asks who Scots voters ‘trust to spend’ £9.1bn rise in funding

Next year’s Holyrood election will be focused on who voters trust more to spend a £9.1 billion increase in funding for Scotland, Ian Murray has said. Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out her spending plans for the next three years on ...

11 Jun 2025 at 16:17

Chancellor announces funding for Acorn carbon capture project

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced funding for a long-awaited carbon capture project in Aberdeenshire. The Acorn facility had been overlooked by successive UK governments in recent years in favour of investment elsewhere. ...

11 Jun 2025 at 14:35

Geologists unveil UK ‘super regions’ with best potential for transition projects

Geologists have unveiled “super regions” throughout the UK with the best geological potential to host energy transition technologies, including geothermal energy, and carbon capture and storage (CCS). The findings, published ...

10 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Government ‘putting its money where its mouth is’ with £200m for Acorn scheme

The UK Government is “putting its money where its mouth is”, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said as it was revealed £200 million is being made available for a carbon capture project in Scotland. Ministers confirmed they are ...

12 Jun 2025 at 16:24

Scotland

More than half of MSPs urge Chancellor to back major carbon capture project

More than half of all MSPs at Holyrood have joined forces with MPs to call for the Chancellor to immediately back a major carbon capture project in Scotland. The huge cross-party group – which includes 71 MSPs and 10 MPs ...

13 May 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Scotland an afterthought again, claims Flynn over lack of carbon capture support

The SNP’s Westminster leader says Scotland is being treated as an “afterthought” due to ministers’ failure to back a carbon capture and storage project in the north east. Stephen Flynn hit out after Sir Keir Starmer ...

27 Apr 2025 at 11:43

Miliband vows to consider support for Acorn project to help Grangemouth workers

Ed Miliband has said he will “consider” fast-tracking a carbon capture and storage project in Scotland – adding the move could help secure a future for workers at the Grangemouth oil refinery. The site, which is ...

07 Feb 2025 at 14:25

Scotland

Business leaders urge Chancellor to back carbon capture project

Business leaders in the north east have joined forces to urge the UK Government to back a major carbon capture and storage project and treat it as an “immediate priority”. They have written to Chancellor Rachel ...

10 Mar 2025 at 08:25

Projects to capture carbon from cement and burning waste set for construction

Two “trailblazing” projects to capture carbon from cement production and waste incineration are set to begin construction, the Government has announced. The schemes in Flintshire, North Wales, and Cheshire ...

25 Sept 2025 at 00:01

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