Environmental, Waste and Renewables Update

Here is a summary of today's Environmental, Waste and Renewables news:

Guardian: Ban on new drilling confirmed as ministers consult on North Sea’s ‘clean energy future’

The UK government has unveiled proposals that could ease the tax burden on the offshore oil and gas sector but confirmed that it would also ban new drilling licences as part of a pledge to “unleash the North Sea’s clean energy future”.

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BBC: Probe into claims dead fish dumped in Skye harbour

Reports of dead fish and shellfish being dumped in a north west Skye harbour are being investigated by the Scottish government. Marine environment charity Open Seas has obtained images showing small sharks, flatfish, prawns and an endangered flapper skate on the seabed at Dunvegan.

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insider: Grangemouth ‘jobs gap’ will take years to bridge

It will likely take years to bridge the “jobs gap” left by the closure of the refinery at Grangemouth, the Just Transition Commission has warned. In a letter to Scottish Acting Energy Secretary Gillian Martin, it stated that there should be a premium on creating jobs in the region “here and now”.

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Herald: Carbon capture to create jobs in Scotland and cut emissions

The man leading the effort to develop a multi-billion pound Scottish carbon capture cluster has underlined the scale of the contribution it can make to the country’s net zero drive as the project faces a grave threat to its viability.

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