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- Anas Sarwar stands by oil tax plans after Aberdeen executives call him ‘traitor’ Sat, 17 Feb 24, 4:26amScottish Labour leader defends windfall tax proposal as business leaders say levy could cost up to 100,000 jobs
- Anas Sarwar stands by oil tax plans after attack from Aberdeen executives Sat, 17 Feb 24, 4:26amScottish Labour leader defends windfall tax proposal after business leaders say levy could cost up to 100,000 jobs
- UK minister for building pylons loses role after campaigning against them Wed, 7 Feb 24, 5:00pmAndrew Bowie wrote last year that concerns among his constituents about new pylons were ‘a priority’
- Average UK person has lost out on £10,200 since 2010, thinktank says Mon, 22 Jan 24, 5:00pmComparing actual economic growth across UK cities with pre-2010 trends shows Aberdeen £45,000 poorer, with Burnley next at £28,000
- Starmer says £2.5bn renewables jobs fund will help North Sea oil workers Fri, 17 Nov 23, 9:30amLabour leader aims to set up ‘British jobs bonus fund’ to challenge oil firms to accelerate shift to clean energy
- New windfarm could be used to power North Sea oilfield Sun, 25 Jun 23, 12:00amElectricity generated on Shetland could be used to fuel the proposed Rosebank field, instead of homes
- From North Sea revival to renewables, Aberdeen sees corporate interests triumph Fri, 9 Jun 23, 10:00pmWhile transition to wind energy could benefit the local area, private interests are set to create wealth elsewhere
- Greenpeace taking UK government to court over Jackdaw gasfield works Tue, 26 Jul 22, 7:04pmGroup claims ministers have failed to check environmental impact of burning gas at site off Aberdeen
- Sunak urges banks to keep funding oil and gas firms after windfall tax Fri, 24 Jun 22, 3:30amSector says £5bn energy profits levy will make investment in new projects and renewables more difficult
- The road to net zero: Aberdeen looks to a future without oil Mon, 1 Nov 21, 5:00pmCan the Granite city diversify into non-fossil fuel industries in time to avoid the fate of UK coal-mining areas?
- Aberdeen: teetering between its high-carbon past and a green future Mon, 30 Mar 20, 1:04amA city more reliant than most on oil and gas reserves hopes to profit from a shift to net zero
- World's most powerful wind turbine installed off the coast of Scotland Wed, 11 Apr 18, 3:32amThe world's most powerful wind turbine was just installed off the coast of Scotland. Developer Vattenfall announced this week it completed the installation of 11 turbines in Aberdeen Bay - two of which were upgraded with...
- Aberdeen should go green, not back to black Sun, 31 Jan 16, 10:18pmAberdeen and the UK oil industry have been promised £500m in state help while support for renewables and carbon capture has been slashed. The future of the UK’s energy capital should be green, not black
- What's the most radioactive city? Fri, 15 May 15, 4:00pmIonised radiation is a fact of life for us all, but for some cities it’s a daily source of worry – and not just the ones near Chernobyl
- Aberdeen’s Schoolmasters home banishes pre-fab preconceptions in the UK Tue, 3 Feb 15, 7:00amChallenging the negative connotations of prefab buildings in the UK, Stuart Duncan of Build Different has designed a stunning modular eco-home entitled "Schoolmasters"...