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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband during a meeting of the National Wealth Fund Taskforce in 11 Downing Street. PIC: Justin Tallis/PA Wire

Ed Miliband reveals deadline for Scotland's carbon capture approval

There is a drive to reskill North Sea oil and gas workers to undertake renewables work.

Labour's North Sea plan to create new energy jobs despite oil decline

Great British Energy will be £100bn-plus gamechanger, if Labour can get it right Richard Dixon

A surveyor looks out over geological formations as part of research work.

Heriot-Watt using AI to slash carbon capture and storage design time to 24 hours

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Oil and gas chiefs have warned Labour's plans could put investment at risk

Rishi Sunak has backed new oil and gas fields

Rishi Sunak says UK should ‘max out’ North Sea oil and gas opportunities

The Scottish Greens have warned that funding for carbon capture and storage at St Fergus near Peterhead must not be used as an 'excuse' by the UK government to grant a licence for the proposed Rosebank oilfield off Shetland. Picture: Andy Buchanan/Getty Images.

Leader: Questions need answers on CCS technology

As climate change increases, severe storms will put pressure on important infrastructure designed with more benign conditions in mind (Picture: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)

Missing climate targets means humanity must prepare for a storm like no other

First Minister Humza Yousaf was in Peterhead on Tuesday to visit the power station.

'Stop dithering and delaying project'

New licences to store carbon dioxide means Scotland could lead the world again

The HonuWorx mothership, part of a subsea robotics project backed by the Net Zero Technology Centre in Aberdeen - the go-to tech hub for the North Sea energy industry

Boss of Scotland's net zero hub on why oil use can't just be switched off

The UK Government is looking for ways to spend money in Scotland, but isn't interested in waving a Union Jack about it (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Will Yousaf meet UK Government halfway on ways to improve life in Scotland?

A devastating drought in northern Kenya was followed by flash floods early last year (Picture: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images)

World may be just 15 years away from 'dangerous' global warming

Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid.

MPs sign letter asking Chancellor to meet key stakeholders over Acorn Project at...

OEUK's Supply Chain & Operations Director Katy Heidenreich with Verlume's Operations Director Jonny Moroney (Pic: Michal Wachucik)

North east Scotland and Shetland set to become centres for the UK’s burgeoning £...

Regions of Scotland with links to the oil and gas industry -- including Shetland and the areas around Aberdeen and Inverness -- are perfectly primed to benefit from the emerging carbon capture and storage sector, a new report for the UK government shows. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images

Scotland’s oil areas ‘in prime position’ for £100bn carbon capture bounty

Perth-headquartered SSE is now one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

SSE commits to green power investment and net zero as earnings charge up

Using green electricity to make hydrogen may not be as efficient as using the electricity directly (Picture: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Scotland needs to focus on green electricity, not hydrogen – Dr Richard Dixon

Creating a commercially viable system for capturing carbon emissions has proved difficult (Picture: Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)

If Scotland is to be net-zero by 2045, how can it allow new gas power plants?

Making great STRYDEs in seismic imaging - Mike Popham

SSE is now one the world's largest investors in on and offshore wind energy.

SSE to pump £15bn into Scotland's electricity network as annual profits surge

Scotland has Europe's largest windfarm, Whitelee, near Eaglesham in East Renfrewshire.

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The future of carbon capture and storage was discussed at Holyrood on Tuesday morning.

Cambo go-ahead has ‘no consideration for climate crisis’, expert tells MSPs

A bright future ahead: Alan remains optimistic about carbon capture and storage

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St Fergus Gas Terminal/Refinery, North of Peterhead, Scotland

Ad Feature Experts remain optimistic about the Acorn Project despite losing out on funding

Grangemouth Oil Refinery at night

Carbon capture crucial for net-zero ambitions

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon poses for a photograph during her meeting with climate activists Vanessa Nakate (R) and Greta Thunberg during the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference.

Leading from the front to hit Scotland's ambitious net-zero target

BDO's David Bevan says companies are increasingly looking to monetise carbon capture and storage technologies.

Carbon capture patents soar as businesses look to tackle climate change

Michael Matheson, Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, has said Scotland will still require fossil fuels for some time to come (Picture: Fraser Bremner/pool/Scottish Daily Mail/PA)

Why SNP should consider funding carbon capture and storage – Scotsman says

Unlike his party conference speech, Boris Johnson's new zeal for heat pumps and compulsory insulation may not go down well with Conservative members (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Johnson's eco-friendly hair-shirt risks alienating Tory voters – John McLellan

A flame sends smoke billowing into the sky at a Saudi Aramco oil installation in Al-Khurais, Saudi Arabia (Picture: Marwan Naamani/AFP via Getty Images)

Transparency is key to making good decisions on climate change – Scotsman says

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid at Wednesday's Covid press conference (Picture: Getty)

Readers' Letters: Governments must agree on strategy to supress Covid

The days of North Sea oil and gas are numbered (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool/Getty Images)

North Sea oil industry needs to start contemplating its demise – Scotsman says

Petrochemical giant Ineos has announced it will spend more than £1 billion on switching to 'blue' hydrogen, using carbon capture and storage, to power operations as its oil refinery and manufacturing plants at Grangemouth

Petrochemical giant Ineos to spend £1bn on green measures

Petrochemical giant Ineos has announced it will spend more than £1 billion on switching to 'blue' hydrogen, using carbon capture and storage, to power operations as its oil refinery and manufacturing plants at Grangemouth

Petrochemical giant Ineos to spend £1bn on green measures

Aniruddha Sharma is co-founder and CEO of Carbon Clean.

Equity needs long-term view of carbon capture - Aniruddha Sharma

Tesla has more than 2,500 Supercharger locations around the world

Tesla to open Superchargers up to other EVs later this year

The cluster is encompassing two of the terminals at the St Fergus Gas Complex in Aberdeenshire. Picture: contributed.

Scottish Cluster 'could create 20,000-plus jobs in next decade'

Carbon capture offers bright future for Scotland - Phil Kirk

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St Fergus Gas Terminal is at the centre of the Acorn carbon capture and storage project. (Photo: Shell)

Scottish Cluster is key to decarbonisation efforts

The campaign is pressing the Scottish and UK governments to back the decarbonisation of industry. Picture: contributed.

'Scottish Cluster' group launches to accelerate decarbonisation
A campaign has been launched to help decarbonise Scottish and UK industry, with a cross-sector group having been created focused on delivering carbon capture an...

Offshore wind could power production of green hydrogen

Ambitious target set for hydrogen production - Amy Stirling

The technology has been described as a 'get out of jail free card'

Burning trees will not save us from the climate crisis - Richard Dixon

A new report suggests UK and Scottish government backing for carbon capture projects as a way of cutting climate-warming emissions could be misplaced, with campaigners calling for quicker solutions such as rapid deployment of renewable energy

Carbon capture tech cannot deliver emissions cuts fast enough, report warns

'Green' hydrogen is made by using renewable electricity and water but that only make sense if there's enough to spare (Picture: John Devlin)

Hydrogen comes in three 'colours' but each one has a problem – Richard Dixon

Shell plans to increase its dividend by around 4 per cent. Picture: James Goldman/Shell International.

Shell raises divi as Q3 beats forecasts

The Rapid Pivot to Gas report has been produced by the advisory team of Aberdeen-headquartered Xodus Group. Picture: Contributed

Massive investment in gas needed to meet global energy needs despite renewables ...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

General election: Why North Sea oil should worry about the markets, not Corbyn –...

The oil industry may be laughing all the way to the bank but all of us will suffer from the failure to take climate change seriously (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Our MPs are living in the 1970s on climate change and North Sea oil – Dr Richard...

Switzerland's Aletsch glacier is about 23km long and up to 900 meters deep, but is shrinking rapidly as the temperature rises. (Picture: Getty)

Stuart Haszeldine: Fossil fuel industry must capture its carbon

Refineries like Grangemouth should be repurposed, says energy academic Stuart Haszeldene. Picture: Michael Gillen

Scottish economy can be a green giant '“ but only if UK helps us out

Depleted oil and gas fields could be used for carbon storage on a huge scale. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Carbon capture and storage potential remains appealing

Scotlands Energy Strategy is aiming for 50% of all power to come from renewables by 2030

Scotland moves away from oil with 50% renewable target by 2030

Carbon Capture units extract CO2 emissions. Picture: Neil Hanna

Ilona Amos: Carbon capture best hope of combating climate change

Rather than cuddling Norwegian huskies, David Cameron might follow the country's example on renewables. Picture: PA

Lesley Riddoch: Time to plan a future without oil

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries