The $8bn Willow Project is expected to produce up to 278 million metric tonnes of carbon emissions

Campaigners have said oil drilling in Sussex “makes a mockery of the climate crisis”

The reported plan to pay local residents has been touted as a “cynical ploy likely to fail” by campaigners

The Crown owns all mineral rights in England and Wales

The Prime Minister has said he would rather see the next government focused on energy plans that could have a minimal environmental impact

The US Department of the Interior said around 144,000 acres of public land will be put up for sale this week, marking the end of a moratorium on new leases

The company said extracting shale gas could make the UK ‘self-sufficient’ in ten years

Shell told ELN the company will “evaluate all potential future options for the project”

Reducing gas consumption is seen as the best way to cut the UK’s reliance on Russian gas, according to a new survey

The Department of Energy is looking to dramatically lower the costs of developing geothermal energy as drilling can sometimes exceed 50% of a project’s total costs