Jeremy Corbyn yesterday suggested oil jobs could be replaced by green energy employment as part of Labour’s plans to end reliance on fossil fuels. The UK Labour leader said diversity of industry was “very important” given his declaration of a climate emergency and his plan to wean the economy off Read more
The chief executive of Scottish energy giant SSE has urged politicians to prioritise wind power in their plans to tackle climate change. Alistair Philips-Davies said more green energy projects needed to be delivered to meet carbon targets. He was speaking after the company published its half-year results. They showed that Read more
The world’s existing climate policies will not be enough to end the upward march of record energy emissions rising beyond 2040 without a “grand coalition” of governments and investors, according to the global energy watchdog. The International Energy Agency said carbon emissions from the global energy industry reached a new Read more
Donald Trump’s golf course company has been ordered to pay almost £250,000 in legal expenses to the Scottish Government following a court battle over a wind farm. The US president mounted a lengthy challenge against plans for an 11-turbine scheme off the Aberdeenshire coast, claiming it would spoil the view Read more
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Inaccurate pay practices by an asset integrity contractor working in the North Sea are to be considered by a global policy think tank, according to a trade union boss. Jake Molloy, regional officer for RMT Union’s offshore branch, revealed last night that pay rates by Dutch firm Fugro Marine had Read more
A wind farm developer has scaled back plans for a turbine extension in Moray following community feedback. Statkraft had initially intended to build 10 additional towers at their Berry Burn project south of Forres. However, now the developer has revised the plans to nine turbines – which will remain up Read more
An asset integrity firm with bases in Aberdeen has come under fire for claiming it “unintentionally” underpaid workers at a giant Scottish wind farm project. Dutch firm Fugro Marine was contracted for survey work by SSE Renewables at the site of its 114-turbine Seagreen wind project planned off the coast Read more