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Lord Deben backs Labour’s plan to halt new North Sea oil and gas drilling

UK’s most senior climate adviser says policy is ‘right thing to do’ and criticises government’s stance

The Guardian - UK

North Sea oil and gas ban: should Starmer U-turn on Labour pledge?

Keir Starmer has triggered an escalating row among Labour members and backers by pledging to block new domestic oil and gas developments in the North Sea in favour of investment in renewable sources.

The Week

Labour ‘will create a cliff edge for energy production’ in North Sea says union boss

GMB union general secretary Gary Smith said

The National (Scotland)

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Labour ‘will create a cliff edge for energy production’ – union chief

GMB general secretary Gary Smith called on the party to stop putting what was ‘popular’ ahead of what was right for the country.

The Independent UK

Stopping all future North Sea activity 'wrong', says Mairi McAllan

A SCOTTISH Government minister has said that stopping all future activity in the North Sea would be “wrong” and could threaten the country’s…

The National (Scotland)

Dale Vince says attacks on his donations are a ‘mudslinging exercise’

The green energy businessman has denied trying to influence Labour’s policy to stop new oil and gas licences in the North Sea.

The Independent UK

Labour accused of 'sabotaging' Scotland's energy future amid bid to block new oil

Former first minister Alex Salmond dubbed Keir Starmer “the North Sea job destroyer”

The National (Scotland)

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Labour ‘would block new North Sea oil and gas developments’

Labour source tells The Sunday Times: ‘We are against the granting of new licences for oil and gas in the North Sea’

Evening Standard

Pictures show eight-hour operation to move 30tonne whale from beach

The 55ft mammal had been swimming along the coast in the North Sea before it got into trouble

Wales Online

Aborted coronation flypast ‘good operational practice’, says RAF officer

The Voyager aircraft waited over the North Sea before bad weather curtailed its plans.

The Independent UK

Royal Navy scramble as Russian warships are spotted off UK coast before Coronation

A Type 23 frigate has been deployed just outside of UK waters to follow seven Russian warships, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, which were spotted in the North Sea on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

Labour calls for energy firms to pay more tax on £60m-a-day profits

Party wants greater taxation on North Sea profits to fund freeze on council tax for cash-strapped UK households

The Guardian - UK

Does the UK really need to drill for more North Sea oil and gas?

Ministers are weighing up a new gasfield but is more UK fossil fuel production necessary or desirable given its climate commitments?

The Guardian - UK

Denmark, Germany to Study Hybrid Power Interconnector

Danish transmission system operator Energinet and German counterpart Amprion said on Thursday they will study the development of a hybrid electricity interconnector between Denmark and Germany, tying in offshore wind power. "An interconnector between Denmark and Germany is an important step towards harvesting the huge wind power potential in the…

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The Independent UK

Flight restrictions imposed due to coronation flypast

Restrictions on aircraft will be in place in airspace above parts of London, East Anglia and the North Sea on Saturday May 6.

The Guardian - UK

North Sea drilling: Greenpeace prepares to challenge ‘disastrous’ UK decision

Court to decide if judicial review of Liz Truss move to allow new oil and gas drilling should be permitted

France 24

Countries set out vision to turn North Sea into green power engine

Leaders from nine nations surrounding the North Sea have pledged to ramp up clean energy production by using offshore wind turbines. Seven EU members plus Norway and the UK hope the project will allow them to meet climate targets, but also reduce their energy dependence on Russia. The collective goal…

The Independent UK

European leaders commit to more wind energy production

A group of Western European nations led by Germany and France are committing to massively ramp up the production of clean energy from wind turbines in the North Sea

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France 24

Wind power to provide energy for 300 million homes by 2050

Nine European countries are holding a summit in Belgium aimed at scaling up wind-power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the fallout of the war in Ukraine and the push for renewable energy. Our science reporter Shirli Sitbon looks at why the North Sea is one of the world's…

Radio France Internationale

Expansion of North Sea wind farms tops the agenda at Ostend energy summit

Nine European countries are holding a summit in Belgium aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, an effort spurred by the fall-out of the Ukraine war and the push for renewable energy sources.

Insider UK

Offshore workers set for ‘biggest stoppage in a generation’

From today around 1,300 Unite union members, who work in the North Sea, will strike for two days

The Conversation

Russian 'spy ship' in North Sea raises concerns about the vulnerability of key maritime infrastructure

A new documentary produced by a consortium of public broadcasters in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway has revealed what appears to be a profound threat to maritime and undersea energy and data infrastructure in the North Sea and the Baltic region. The Shadow War includes footage of a Russian research…

The Independent UK

Russian ‘spy’ ship ‘gathered intelligence to sabotage UK energy supply’

Report finds ship sailed around the Baltic Sea and the North Sea for a month

The National (Scotland)

Russian 'spy' ship gathered intelligence near Scottish wind farm, report finds

A RUSSIAN “spy” ship stopped at sites around wind farms in the North Sea – including off the Scottish coast – in order to gather…

The Independent UK

Russian ships ‘plotting sabotage in the North Sea’

Investigation uncovers alleged plans aimed at knocking out communications and energy infrastructure

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