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If you're at SNP Conference on Sunday, we've got a brilliant line up at our panel on how the SNP can help make a fair North Sea transition a reality, including the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy. Details 👇 - come along for a timely & vital discussion (& breakfast spread 🥐 !)

Nick Robinson on Today this AM was completely wrong to suggest that pumping more oil & gas from the North Sea would lower bills, something even former Tory Energy Secretaries have accepted.

We’ve burned most of the gas and export the vast majority of the oil—and oil is basically what’s left…

Letter: UK choice — boost oil and gas imports or ramp up renewables From Tessa Khan, Executive Director of Uplift

"This isn't a choice between more North Sea drilling or imports — that ship has sailed. It’s between more imports or ramping up renewables. The transition must be better planned...but as long as the spectre of more drilling hovers, governments will continue to delay."

My letter in today's FT:

Dale Vince’s latest bright idea — giving even more subsidies to oil and gas giants and "optimising" production — is about as sensible as his plan to mass produce gas from grass.
Let's discuss!

Somewhat sensationalist headline here obscures some really interesting research - which tallies with other available tracking data - on shifting attitudes to climate in the UK.

Below are a few quick thoughts on how to understand this, in my view 👇 t.co/gDqlQgQBHn

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Another day, another story from the oil & gas industry that's all spin. The latest claim is there's an extra 3.5-ish bn barrels of O&G there for the taking in the North Sea, which would generate huge riches for the UK. Except the underlying analysis confirms this is "beyond realistic assumptions"
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Interested in the new guidance on assessing new oil and gas projects? Check out this great thread 🧵👇. Perhaps most importantly "Assertions in the press that this makes it more likely that the Rosebank oil field will go ahead are wrong & wishful thinking from the industry."

Reform is the symptom and not the cause Roz Foyer is general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress

Important words from @rozfoyer.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2511...

A million-strong demand for just transition away from oil and gas LAST week, I was at 10

Brilliant piece from @carorance.bsky.social on the public support for ending new oil and gas and supporting workers "One million people is an enormous show of strength and shows the public appetite for a fast, fair transition away from fossil fuels." www.thenational.scot/politics/251...

Apparently Nigel Farage wants the UK to be "self-sufficient in gas".

Nigel, I have good news and bad news.

The bad news is that the UK's North Sea gas output is going to fall by 95%, even if the govt U-turns and issues new licenses.

www.carbonbrief.org/...
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It was great to explore ways we can move past vague rhetoric on jobs and the transition and deliver interventions that support workers and communities.

Great discussion at Uplift & @futureeconscot.bsky.social event on securing a fair North Sea transition, at the @scotlibdems.org.uk conference in Inverness. Thanks to panel @miriambrett.bsky.social @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social @dominicmhinde.bsky.social and everyone that attended & asked excellent qs

Important thread 👇 digging into the UK's oil & gas licensing regime and energy security. Scottish Labour have a huge opportunity to champion the clean energy agenda ahead of 2026 which means embracing the transition to renewables and calling for proper transition planning for workers and communities

Campaigners pan claim North Sea could produce half of UK oil and gas by 2050 THE oil and gas industry is "peddling a fantasy", campaigners have warned after bosses said the North Sea could produce about half of the…

Another day, another set of claims from the oil & gas industry lobby that don't withstand scrutiny and put O&G executives interests above the public's:
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www.thenational.scot/news/2503389...

Shell's new strategy is good news for your savings Sky's Ian King writes that while the UK energy firm's climate commitments continue to attract criticism, there is much for savers to welcome in its strategy update.

Let’s be clear that Shell—a company that has prioritised fossil fuel expansion— is driving insecurity in retirement for us all. Not only because of the catastrophic economic & social impacts of climate change…
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news.sky.com/story/shells...

Looking forward to taking part in this panel on Saturday at the @scotlibdems.org.uk conference in Inverness. We will explore what action is needed to ensure the North Sea transition is fair and managed, with @miriambrett.bsky.social
@amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social and @dominicmhinde.bsky.social

@scottishlabour.bsky.social @monicalennon.bsky.social @ewangibbs.bsky.social @rozfoyer.bsky.social

If you’re heading to Scottish Labour Party Conference and you're interested in how we can secure a transition to renewables that supports workers, communities and a safe climate, then come along to our Uplift's Sunday Breakfast Fringe. There will be 🥐 and an amazing panel 👇

Rosebank decision thread 👇

Important new analysis from Uplift about the potential emissions of proposed North Sea oil and gas fields 👇

Majority of Scottish businesses support fossil fuel phase-out, new figures show Figures from an environmental group show that 82 percent of Scottish businesses support the phasing out of fossil fuels ...

More proof that the rhetoric reflected in some parts of the press and parliament is out of step with public sentiment:

This survey of UK business leaders shows strong backing for the transition away from oil & gas and an end to new oil & gas licensing:
www.thenational.scot/news/2474695...

Hey Bluesky 👋🦋 on here to talk climate change, nature, Scottish politics, and how we can secure a fair transition away from oil and gas.