by Simon Bowens | Feb 25, 2019 | Climate science, Divestment, Energy, Fossil fuel extraction, International News
Former UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-Moon, has called on the UK Government to stop funding fossil fuel projects across the world. In a rare criticism of an individual country’s conduct, he described the billions of pounds granted to high-carbon oil and gas...
by Simon Bowens | Aug 16, 2018 | Energy
Drax Power’s application to convert two of its existing coal-fired plants to gas-fired generation with a total generating capacity of up to 3600MW has been accepted for examination by the Planning Inspectorate. Anyone who wishes to become an interested party and be...
by Simon Bowens | Jun 29, 2018 | Fossil fuel extraction
With nearly 40% of Yorkshire’s land area currently licenced for oil and gas development, the Government’s recent Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) on the industry has generated considerable concern. Key impacts of the WMS are on the planning system and...