Matt Gibson
29 articles on New Dispatch

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'

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

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

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

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

Global warming threshold ‘to be breached in four years’
Human activities pushed global warming to 1.37C last year, research showed

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

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

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

UK must consider 'unthinkable' step of returning to coal-fired power, says new study
The report was published by Net Zero Watch

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

Labour's heat pump plans under threat amid 'serious' shortage of skilled workers
The Government unveiled its £15billion Warm Homes Plan earlier this year

North Sea could be blanketed by wind farms by 2050, new study suggests
Currently, they occupy one per cent

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

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

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

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'

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

Britain's old oil capital risks being abandoned by Labour 'sleepwalkers', business chief warns
Commerce chief Russell Borthwick issued a warning about Aberdeen

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

'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

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