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Campaigners are calling for the government to step in and stop the planned expansion
The $8bn Willow Project is expected to produce up to 278 million metric tonnes of carbon emissions
The platform was being transported to the Shetland Islands when the protestors managed to get on
They are protesting inside the summit, as it is temporarily under international jurisdiction
Six environmental campaigners locked themselves to devices outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site in Lancashire
The UK Government is facing fresh calls to remove tax incentives for diesel vehicles. The Healthy Air Coalition, which brings together medical professionals, environmental and transport groups, is demanding a change to the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) which they say subsidise diesel cars. In a letter to Chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of the Budget, the […]
A group of environmental campaigners protested at a coal mine in Wales yesterday. Under the ‘Reclaim The Power’ campaign, more than 300 people gathered at the Ffos-y-fran mine to halt operations while protesting against fossil fuels. Neil Brown, Managing Director at Miller Agent which runs the site said supporting the steel industry, affordable electricity and climate change are “all important issues”. […]
The Government has revealed it is creating a set of “robust regulation” to speed up shale gas development in the country. Speaking at the first meeting of the new All Parliamentary Group for Unconventional Gas & Oil (APPG) in the House of Commons today, Energy Minister Michael Fallon (pictured) confirmed more than 300 licences for […]
Campaigners today criticised Drax’s plans to convert half its power stations to biomass by demonstrating outside the energy generator’s annual general meeting in London. Loudly chanting slogans, the protestors held up banners reading “Drax the Destroyer” and “Big Biomass Greenwash not Renewable Energy”. They said they wanted to highlight the impacts of biomass such as increased deforestation, […]
EDF Energy’s new pricing will kick in on Thursday, making it the last of the Big Six to raise prices. EDF’s prices will go up by 15.4% for gas and 4.5% for electricity, a rise of £101 and £21 respectively. The UK’s largest energy suppliers all announced increases over the summer which they said was […]