Energy & Environment
Opinion
Fuelling the debate
Constitutional considerations are generating more heat than light in discussions of Scotland’s future energy mix, says Prof Paul Cairney.
Opinion
The fracking moratorium in Scotland: what is it for? To gather new evidence?
Opinion
Do Scottish political parties want to ban fracking in Scotland? Does the Scottish public?
Paul Cairney discusses fracking and how the political parties deal with uncertainty.
Opinion
Illuminating the Future Potential from the North Sea
Alex Kemp and Linda Stephen, University of Aberdeen, shed light on the subject of the North Sea oil and gas industry's future.
Opinion
The Carbon Bubble & North Sea Oil
David Comerford looks at the “Carbon Bubble” and whether Scotland is particularly exposed.
News
Scottish and UK governments publish energy reports
This week, both the Scottish Government and the UK Government have produced their analyses of energy prospects of an independent Scotland.
Opinion
Scotland's fiscal position worsened in 2012–13 as North Sea revenues fell
David Phillips of the Institute for Fiscal Studies shares his observations on the annual Government Expenditutre and Revenues report, reflecting on declining returns from North Sea oil.
News
Scotland's fiscal position worsened in 2012–13 as North Sea revenues fell
Today, the Scottish Government published the latest version of its annual Government Expenditure and Revenues Scotland (GERS)
News
UKCS Maximising Recovery Review Final Report launched
On 10 June 2013 Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, announced a review of UK offshore oil and gas recovery and its regulati
Opinion
Will an independent Scotland be greener?
Scotland has been championed as the ‘green capital’ of Europe.