North Sea
'Important moment': UK oil and gas industry tasked with net zero obligations
Industry watchdog the Oil & Gas Authority submits revised strategy to Parliament that for the first time includes obligation for sector to support pursuit of UK's 2050 net zero goal
'Net Zero Deal': UK and Scotland urged to work together to help keep North Sea oil and gas in the ground
The UK must deliver a managed transition for the North Sea oil and gas industry that curbs production but maintains employment opportunities, a new IPPR report argues
Energy giants urge Prime Minister to set net zero power target
Johnson urged by major energy companies to emulate US president-elect Joe Biden and set a deadline for the decarbonisation of Britain's power system ahead of 2050 net zero goal
Holistic approach: Government warned over risk of North Sea energy overcrowding
Creation of a new UK Seas Authority and appointment of a Minister for the North Sea among measures that could ensure efficient and environmentally responsible planning of clean energy technologies in area key to UK’s successful net zero transition, Policy...
'The biggest prize going': Inside the plans to decarbonise Britain's biggest industrial cluster
The Humber Estuary is the most carbon-intensive stretch of the UK, home to 55,000 jobs and a huge slice of British economic value, but it is also one of the most climate vulnerable regions in the country - BusinessGreen sat down with the people working...
Net zero compatible? Government announces North Sea oil and gas sector review
Review of the UK's oil and gas licensing regime to look at how to align future of the sector with 2050 net zero target
Norway greenlights Equinor's 88MW floating wind project
The wind array, set to come online in late 2022, will meet 35 per cent of the power needs of five offshore oil platforms, according to Equinor
Is Fish-Free February set to become the new Veganuary?
Ocean charities hope to replicate the success of Veganuary campaign with new challenge for consumers to consume no fish in February
MPs warn taxpayers could face 'hefty bill' from North Sea and fracking decommissioning
Public Accounts Committee report calls on government to get a better handle on future fossil fuel infrastructure decommissioning costs
Shell steps up investment in new solar (and North Sea oil and gas) projects
Oil giant continues diversification push with agreement to acquire a stake in US solar firm Silicon Ranch Corporation for up to $217m
Study: CCS network promises £160bn boost to UK economy
A Carbon Capture and Storage network along Britain's east coast could link major industry clusters to deliver huge a economic boost through to 2060, new research suggests
Sustainable British cod on the menu after stocks recover
A recovery from near total collapse has led North Sea cod stocks to be labelled as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council for the first time in 20 years
It is time to show North Sea oil and gas some tough love
Good Energy's Juliet Davenport argues the UK government needs a different approach to its erstwhile cash cow