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New Scottish energy minister did a decade in PR for oil industry
Scotland's new energy minister, Gillian Martin, was the manager of an "emergency media response team for oil and gas companies".
New Peterhead gas plant could run at same time as old, energy giant admits
A proposed new gas-fired power station at Peterhead could run at the same time as the existing one, the energy giant behind it has admitted, prompting fears it could accelerate the climate crisis.
Revealed: The Bermuda-based firm crucial to new North Sea oil
A firm in Bermuda is providing insurance coverage to companies behind two of the biggest and most controversial new oil fields in the North Sea.
UN climate czar Carney’s firm involved in North Sea oil field bid
The UN climate envoy, Mark Carney, is a senior leader at an investment firm which owns a key piece of infrastructure set to be used at the Rosebank oil field.
Ministers urged to reject new Peterhead gas plant
A proposed gas plant at Peterhead is on “rotten foundations” and could “seriously jeopardise” Scotland’s climate targets, the Scottish Government has been told.
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.
Two insurance companies rule out covering new North Sea fields
Campaigners argued that the insurance companies had recognised that allowing "new fields to proceed goes against climate science".
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.
Revealed: the 43 peers entangled in big oil
As many as 43 members of the House of Lords have investments totalling millions of pounds and senior roles in oil and gas companies.