North Sea

Group of 10 trade unions argues approving major new fossil fuel project in wake of record-breaking summer would be anything but 'pragmatic'

Conservative Party leader vows to back renewables, nuclear, and fossil fuel drilling, as she sets out vision for wave of tax cuts and bonfire of planning and environmental regulations

Green Party leader argues devastating summer of climate extremes 'should have been the final nail in the coffin for new oil and gas'

Andy Burnham has promised a 'pragmatic' approach to North Sea drilling, but who gets to decide what that word even means?

Making the operators of Rosebank and Jackdaw financially responsible for capturing and storing CO2 could give Andy Burnham a world-leading policy to present at COP31, writes Stephanie Loo from the Carbon Balance Initiative

BBC reports Number 10 is expected to give green light to controversial project within weeks, sparking fresh questions over how increased emissions will fit into UK carbon budgets

Group of over 100 leading climate scientists, legal experts, and environmental campaigners argue Rosebank and Jackdaw developers should be required to fund the capture and storage of any emissions they cause

Experts argue that regardless of decision on controversial North Sea drilling projects, the government should develop a clearer roadmap for the UK's transition away from fossil fuels

The Times reports Andy Burnham is expected to defer decisions on Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields, as opposition to fresh drilling builds

Tackling methane is an underused but critical emergency brake on climate change - it's time the UK used it, writes Liam Hardy from Green Alliance