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Two Labour MSPs reject party's plan to block new oil and gas development in North Sea

TWO Labour MSPs have reportedly rejected their own party’s policy of blocking all new North Sea oil and gas developments.

The National (Scotland)

Labour MSPs reject Keir Starmer planned ban on new North Sea oil and gas developments

EXCLUSIVE: Two MSPs used a Labour group meeting to express concern about the mooted policy.

Daily Record

Labour warned over ‘reckless’ lack of detail on North Sea pledge

Unite, the party's largest single donor, has compared the consequences to the closures of UK coal mines

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Labour is warned over ‘reckless’ lack of detail on North Sea pledge

Sir Keir Starmer has been told by trade union Unite that any plan to block new North Sea developments must not leave workers ‘paying the price’.

The Independent UK

'I don't want to move from the seaside but the cliffs keep falling into the sea'

Skipsea, in East Yorkshire, was once a popular tourist hotspot but is now filled with abandoned homes and shacks at risk of falling into the North Sea thanks to erosion

Daily Mirror

The Guardian view on Labour’s green plans: just stop oil to save the planet

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer is right to say no to new hydrocarbon extraction from the North Sea

The Guardian - UK

Labour accused of 'sabotaging' Scotland's energy future amid bid to block new oil

Former first minister Alex Salmond dubbed Keir Starmer “the North Sea job destroyer”

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Labour plan to ban North Sea oil development risks 'strangling' UK energy industry

The boss of the GMB union, a major donor to Labour, said it would "self-defeating" not to maximise extraction of oil and gas at a time of global uncertainty.

Daily Record

Labour confirms plans to block all new North Sea oil and gas projects

Party says details of how UK can become ‘world leader’ in green energy transition will be announced soon

The Guardian - UK

Labour government would block new North Sea oil and gas development, reports suggest

NEW North Sea oil and gas developments will reportedly be blocked under a Labour government.

The National (Scotland)

Labour set to ban new North Sea oil and gas developments in race to net zero

Keir Starmer is set to make the announcement when he visits Scotland next month to set out his net zero energy policy.

Daily Record

Labour ‘would block new North Sea oil and gas developments’

Labour source tells The Sunday Times: ‘We are against the granting of new licences for oil and gas in the North Sea’

Evening Standard

Labour would block new North Sea oil and gas developments, report claims

In contrast, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed new exploration.

The Independent UK

Oil and gas emissions predicted to rise for North Sea companies

Shell and BP responsible for around 36% of the total 725 million tonnes of CO2 set to be emitted between now and 2030

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Scottish North Sea sites identified for carbon capture, says UK Government

LARGE parts of the North Sea bed have been identified for offshore carbon storage, with 20 sites awarded licences.

The Guardian - UK

Norway under pressure to scale back fossil fuel expansion plans

Campaigners say development of huge Rosebank field in North Sea would drive climate breakdown

AFP

Belgium learns to share its beaches with sleepy seals

Ostend (Belgium) (AFP) - Visitors to Belgium's coast are having to get used to North Sea visitors not seen for a while -- dozens of seals that are using the short sandy coastline as a resting place.

Insider UK

North Sea firms 'must do more to stop routine flaring'

Operators plan to progress 22 projects in the coming years, which would target around 1.5 billion barrels of oil

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Most Scots see North Sea energy industry 'as a benefit to economy'

Poll comes as the consultation on the Scottish Government’s Energy Strategy and Just Transition ends

The Guardian - UK

Shell looks to sell off its stake in controversial Cambo oilfield

Energy firm’s 30% stake in field off Shetlands up for sale amid fierce opposition to new North Sea drilling

Insider UK

Developer plans North Sea wind turbine network to provide power for oil rigs

Cerulean Winds says the plan could become one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects, worth about £20bn

The Guardian - UK

Labour calls for energy firms to pay more tax on £60m-a-day profits

Party wants greater taxation on North Sea profits to fund freeze on council tax for cash-strapped UK households

The Guardian - UK

Does the UK really need to drill for more North Sea oil and gas?

Ministers are weighing up a new gasfield but is more UK fossil fuel production necessary or desirable given its climate commitments?

The National (Scotland)

North Sea oil and gas profits must be reinvested in Scotland, SNP say

The SNP has said profits from North Sea oil and gas must be reinvested in Scotland, accusing Westminster of “hoarding” Scotland’s…

Daily Record

Two women arrested after climate change protesters deface Scottish Parliament building

Activists from protest group This Is Rigged, which is opposed to further North Sea oil exploration, have claimed responsibility for the act.

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