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Drax abandons plans for controversial 3.2GW gas power plant
Drax abandons plans for controversial 3.2GW gas power plant

Energy firm announces it will not develop new gas fired power at its site in North Yorkshire as it looks to focus on biomass and carbon capture plans

  • Energy
  • 25 February 2021
Carbon Tracker to government: Clean energy beats gas on every metric - so choose it
Carbon Tracker to government: Clean energy beats gas on every metric - so choose it

Financial think tank Carbon Tracker has urged the government to take its "foot off the gas" when planning future energy supply

  • Energy
  • 25 February 2021
New gas power projects are a headache for the UK's COP26 team
New gas power projects are a headache for the UK's COP26 team

Drax's 3.2GW North Yorkshire gas plant is now in doubt, but other power companies are still set to waste public money on gas, argues Ember's Phil MacDonald

  • Energy
  • 15 February 2021
Court rejects legal bid to block 3.6GW Drax gas power plant in Yorkshire
Court rejects legal bid to block 3.6GW Drax gas power plant in Yorkshire

Court of Appeal upholds government's decision to approve controversial project, despite claims it would undermine UK climate targets

  • Policy
  • 22 January 2021
How COVID brought down Big Oil
How COVID brought down Big Oil

Heather Clancy runs the rule over a tough year for the oil industry that may well turn into an historic turning point

  • Energy
  • 11 December 2020
Occidental Petroleum to announce net zero 'ambition'
Occidental Petroleum to announce net zero 'ambition'

US oil and gas giant says it is finalising a new strategy to deliver net zero emissions from its operations by 2040 and from its products by 2050

  • Management
  • 11 November 2020
Could hydrogen offer a sustainable future for gas turbines?
Could hydrogen offer a sustainable future for gas turbines?

Switching gas power turbines to run on 100 per cent green hydrogen fuel instead offers significant opportunities, but also challenge, explains Siemens' Jenny Larfeldt

  • Energy
  • 04 September 2020
Australian insurer Suncorp to ditch coverage for oil and gas projects
Australian insurer Suncorp to ditch coverage for oil and gas projects

Landmark pledge makes Suncorp the first major insurer to adopt any policy restricting underwriting for oil and gas

  • Investment
  • 21 August 2020
State-of-the-art UK testing facility to explore hydrogen gas potential
State-of-the-art UK testing facility to explore hydrogen gas potential

  • Energy
  • 05 August 2020
Pipe upgrade project set to slash methane footprint of Britain's gas network
Pipe upgrade project set to slash methane footprint of Britain's gas network

  • Energy
  • 04 August 2020
Confirmed: Low carbon generation delivers over half UK's power
Confirmed: Low carbon generation delivers over half UK's power

New government stats show renewable generation grew by almost five per cent in 2019, while coal, gas and nuclear all experienced declines in output

  • Energy
  • 28 February 2020
Legal challenge launched against plans to build Europe's biggest gas plant in Yorkshire
Legal challenge launched against plans to build Europe's biggest gas plant in Yorkshire

Drax Power wants to build gas turbines at its plant in Selby, North Yorkshire to replace its existing coal-fired units ahead of the government's coal phase-out in 2025

  • Energy
  • 30 January 2020
IEA: Oil and gas companies can't ignore the climate crisis
IEA: Oil and gas companies can't ignore the climate crisis

Fossil fuel firms must develop a clear strategy for managing the low carbon transition, experts are set to warn attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos

  • Energy
  • 20 January 2020
Equinor plots path to 'near zero' emissions by 2050
Equinor plots path to 'near zero' emissions by 2050

Norway's state-backed energy giant pledges to cut emissions from its Norway operations by 40 per cent by 2030, 70 per cent by 2040 and to near zero by 2050

  • Energy
  • 06 January 2020
UK renewables power past gas for first time
UK renewables power past gas for first time

Meanwhile use of fossil fuels fall to a record low, government data reveals

  • Energy
  • 19 December 2019
As the climate crisis grows, Big Oil finds itself over a barrel
As the climate crisis grows, Big Oil finds itself over a barrel

The sector is facing strong headwinds from activists, investors and governments, pitting the companies' relentless growth ambitions against the worsening signs of climate change

  • Climate change
  • 13 December 2019
BP faces legal complaint over alleged 'greenwashing' in adverts
BP faces legal complaint over alleged 'greenwashing' in adverts

ClientEarth lawyers who filed the complaint also call for ban on all fossil fuel advertising unless it comes with tobacco-style health warning

  • Risk
  • 05 December 2019
Managing the energy transition: 'Mind the Gap'
Managing the energy transition: 'Mind the Gap'

Getting to net zero is not as simple as halting oil and gas production, argues Slaughter and May's Hywel Davies

  • Energy
  • 05 December 2019
Gas powered: Report warns 'policies can make a difference' as global carbon emissions keep climbing
Gas powered: Report warns 'policies can make a difference' as global carbon emissions keep climbing

Fossil fuel emissions have increased four per cent since the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015, according to a major international research project

  • Energy
  • 04 December 2019
Repsol promises net zero emissions by 2050
Repsol promises net zero emissions by 2050

Spanish oil and gas major is first of its kind to promise complete decarbonisation

  • Energy
  • 03 December 2019
'Deeply irresponsible': Fossil fuel production set to far exceed climate thresholds, report warns
'Deeply irresponsible': Fossil fuel production set to far exceed climate thresholds, report warns

Research led by UN Environment Programme calls for end to coal, oil, and gas subsidy support and increase in climate policy ambition

  • Investment
  • 20 November 2019
What are the pathways to net zero gas and heating?
What are the pathways to net zero gas and heating?

David Smith, chief executive of the Energy Networks Association, outlines a roadmap for decarbonising the UK gas system

  • Energy
  • 12 November 2019
Summer delivers low carbon power record as fossil fuel generation falls
Summer delivers low carbon power record as fossil fuel generation falls

Renewables and nuclear provided record 51 per cent of UK electricity from June to August 2019 thanks to high wind speeds and wet weather

  • Energy
  • 01 November 2019
Green grid: UK renewables outstrip fossil fuels for electricity production for first time
Green grid: UK renewables outstrip fossil fuels for electricity production for first time

New Carbon Brief analysis reveals in third quarter of 2019 renewables generate more electricity than oil, gas and coal

  • Energy
  • 14 October 2019
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