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Government aims to ‘restore clarity’ with consultation on petrol car phase-out

A consultation has been launched into the phase-out of petrol and diesel cars by 2030. Automotive and charging experts will be invited to share their views, as the Government claim the consultation will “restore clarity” for vehicle manufacturers ...

24 Dec 2024 at 07:16

Scotland

Scottish Government announces further cash for oil and gas transition

The Scottish Government has announced further funding for the oil and gas transition training fund, providing an additional 100 workers with support. An extra £450,000 increase in funding will provide an extra 100 offshore oil and gas workers ...

30 Sept 2025 at 08:35

Households facing expected £100 rise to energy price cap from April

Households have learnt they are facing a £100 hike to energy bills in April on the eve of a 2% increase to Ofgem’s price cap taking effect. Rising charges to operate and maintain Great Britain’s electricity and gas networks, alongside a ...

30 Sept 2025 at 18:57

Britain’s last coal-fired power station set to close in landmark moment

The UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station is to shut at the end of September, drawing to a close Britain’s 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity. Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station has been generating ...

26 Sept 2024 at 00:01

City council failed in its legal obligations on ETZ plans, court told

A lawyer representing campaigners against proposals to industrialise part of an Aberdeen park has told the Court of Session that Aberdeen City Council failed in its legal duty to perform an impact assessment on the plans. ...

29 Jul 2024 at 15:33

UK’s electricity was cleanest ever in 2024, analysis finds

The UK’s electricity was the cleanest it has ever been in 2024, with fossil fuel power reaching record lows and renewables at record highs, analysis shows. In the last decade, the UK has more than halved its electricity ...

02 Jan 2025 at 10:21

Reeves urged to cut windfall tax and not ‘sacrifice’ oil and gas workers

A trade union has urged the Chancellor not to “sacrifice” oil and gas workers and ease the windfall tax at the Budget this month. Louise Gilmour, GMB Scotland secretary, has written to Rachel Reeves to urge her to cut ...

18 Nov 2025 at 10:00

Scotland

Grangemouth could switch to sustainable fuel ‘relatively easily’, says union

The Grangemouth refinery could “relatively easily” be converted into a production facility for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over a few years, the trade union Unite has claimed. General secretary Sharon Graham said ...

18 Nov 2024 at 17:47

Scotland

Commission to set out how renewables can benefit communities across Scotland

Scotland’s Just Transition Commission will today set out key lessons from Shetland’s experience of the energy transition which it believes can help shape fairer outcomes for communities across the country. In a new ...

24 Sept 2024 at 09:30

Trade association warns of offshore energy industry ‘deterioration’

The leading trade association for the UK’s offshore energy industry has said the situation in the industry has “deteriorated further” as it called on the UK Government to intervene. Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has ...

16 Oct 2025 at 11:19

Scotland

Swinney: ScottishPower is ‘shining example’ of how transition can help economy

Energy firm ScottishPower is “setting a shining example” John Swinney said as he opened new offices that are part of a £10 billion investment in Scotland. The new base in Edinburgh Park is intended to house staff ...

06 Oct 2025 at 13:31

Scotland

Cheaper electricity is key to transition, MSPs told

Making sure electricity costs come down will be a key part of climate change adaptation, MSPs have heard. Richard Millar, head of adaptation at the Climate Change Committee (CCC), said electricity prices are ...

18 Nov 2025 at 11:56

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