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Green concerns raised over Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund
Green concerns raised that millions of pounds from the Just Transition Fund were awarded to an oil tycoon, controversial projects and a private sector group.
SNP criticised for hosting major polluters at conference
The SNP’s annual conference featured exhibits from an oil giant and an energy firm accused of being “the…
Oil and gas multinationals accused of “scandalous greenwashing”
Oil and gas companies collectively spent an estimated £654m last year on campaigns promoting their “green” credentials while continuing to lobby governments to support fossil fuels,
Revealed: The developers behind Scotland’s carbon credit ‘green rush’
Scotland’s richest man, an earl, and private equity and property firms are among those developing carbon offsetting projects that critics say are pushing up land prices and allowing companies to “greenwash” their image.
Oil regulators with fossil fuel shares ‘getting richer’ from energy crisis
Senior executives at the UK's oil regulator have significant shares in fossil fuel companies, prompting concerns from campaigners.
Oil industry climate plans are “grossly insufficient”, study finds
New research has examined the environmental pledges of eight oil and gas majors, and found them wanting in ten key areas.
BP targeting Scots with ‘greenwashing’ Facebook adverts
BP has spent nearly £60,000 on social media adverts targeted at Scottish users and championing its green credentials in the last three months.
MSPs lobbying at £200 a head dinner sparks call for better transparency rules
A dozen Scots politicians, including two government ministers, were wined and dined by companies at a £200 per head dinner during the COP26 summit, The Ferret can reveal.
Beyond Cambo: 1bn tonnes of pollution in UK oil and gas pipeline
29 new oil and gas projects in the UK North Sea could cause one billion tonnes of emissions despite the pausing of the Cambo oil field.
