Sunday 28 June 2026
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Author

Matt Gibson

29 articles on New Dispatch

Money

Ditching Net Zero 'would be best gain from Brexit' as staying in EU would have left Britain 'trapped by green politics'

A former special adviser to the Treasury believes the ability to ditch Net Zero is 'probably the biggest single win from Brexit'

Politics

Labour's 'industrial vandalism' blamed for helping lead Tories to by-election victory

Former North Sea workers said the sector remained crucial for energy security

Money

Energy firm behind Britain’s largest power station cleared after environmental investigation

Drax runs a "green" biomass power station in South Yorkshire providing around five per cent of all UK electricity

Money

Scrapping North Sea windfall could 'radically boost' UK investment and address fuel poverty

Offshore Energies UK says a 'stable and competitive fiscal regime' would yield an additional £13.4billion in tax receipts this next decade

News

Britain's flagship nuclear plant could face years of delays because of demands to protect fish

Construction began in 2018 on the plant, but its start date has been repeatedly pushed back

News

Global warming threshold ‘to be breached in four years’

Human activities pushed global warming to 1.37C last year, research showed

Money

BP relegates Net Zero division as it pivots back towards oil and gas

The company has confirmed that it will be split into two divisions

Money

Britain’s North Sea future ‘hangs in the balance’ as windfall tax 'drives firms abroad'

UK’s volatile policy threatens offshore skills and energy security, expert says

Money

Nigel Farage skewers 'Tory madness' for 'killing the North Sea' in blistering takedown

The Reform UK leader took aim at former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt for 'madness' in 'shutting down' the North Sea

Money

UK must consider 'unthinkable' step of returning to coal-fired power, says new study

The report was published by Net Zero Watch

Politics

Ed Miliband urged to visit Aberdeen after being accused of 'pushing oil industry into extinction'

Conservative candidate Douglas Lumsden wrote a letter to the Energy Secretary

Money

Labour's heat pump plans under threat amid 'serious' shortage of skilled workers

The Government unveiled its £15billion Warm Homes Plan earlier this year

News

North Sea could be blanketed by wind farms by 2050, new study suggests

Currently, they occupy one per cent

Money

BP 'in talks to sell its North Sea holdings' after more than 60 years of operating

The company could be on the brink of ceasing its operation in the region

Money

Your home, your car, your diet: Net zero is coming for daily life - Matt Gibson

Matt Gibson reveals how net zero could change the lives of average Britons

News

Britons recommended to 'cycle more and eat less meat' to hit Net Zero targets

In its Carbon Budget paper, the Climate Change Committee outlined some of the expected changes

Money

More than a million British workers supported by Net Zero industry, report finds

CBI chief economist, Louise Hellem, said the Net Zero economy was becoming 'central to the country’s future competitiveness'

Money

Energy bills support deemed 'critical' as Britons set to face 13% price cap hike

Ofgem will reveal the annual energy price cap running from July to September tomorrow

Money

Britain's old oil capital risks being abandoned by Labour 'sleepwalkers', business chief warns

Commerce chief Russell Borthwick issued a warning about Aberdeen

Money

Ed Miliband branded 'deluded' as Labour expected to BAN all new North Sea oil licences

The Energy Independence Bill was announced in the King’s Speech

Politics

Ed Miliband warned he is risking 'accelerating the decline of UK's foundational industries'

A joint letter warns Britain faces further decline in its industrial base

News

British ceramics in fight for survival as centuries-old sector faces 'existential' crisis - 'Labour's not listening!'

Fossil fuels are used to power the country's kilns - but the UK is paying the highest price

Money

North Sea Atlas from four decades ago reveals extent of Britain's gas and oil empire - before Net Zero's disastrous impact

Maurice Tidy, 85, who worked in the offshore industry in the 1980s, unearthed the trade bible and shared it with GB News

News

Ed Miliband told to open up North Sea drilling by Tony Blair as Britain 'increasingly out of step with global rivals'

The massive Jackdaw field could displace 15 per cent of Britain's crucial LNG imports if exploited

Politics

Pressure mounts on Ed Miliband after SNP softens stance on North Sea oil

John Swinney said he had to 'look at the evidence in the world as it faces me'

Money

Economic fallout from Iran war will be felt on British high street for YEARS, analysts fear

Experts warn the conflict will have repercussions for everything from interest rates to the price of food

News

Britons could face lower speed limits and be forced to take summer staycations instead of flying abroad

Even if the war in Iran ended tonight, the world would face months of supply chain difficulties

News

'Take back control!' Industry demands North Sea revival as Britain sits on BILLIONS of oil barrels

A trade body has called for the benefits of home-grown energy to be championed more

News

Every new home will be fitted with solar panels and a heat pump as part of clean energy drive

Energy companies will also offer discounted bills to people living in areas with wind farms on windy days