Category: BP

UK’s £22bn carbon capture pledge follows surge in lobbying by fossil fuel industry, records show

Scope of oil and gas influence underscores concerns technology will prolong demand for planet-heating natural gasThe UK government’s move to award £22bn in subsidies to carbon capture projects followed a sharp...

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More than 100 MPs received freebies worth £180,000 this summer

Exclusive: Oliver Dowden and Keir Starmer among those who enjoyed free hospitality at Wimbledon, Ascot, the Ashes and GlyndebourneMore than 100 MPs have enjoyed free hospitality to concerts and sporting events worth more than...

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Wife of Tory MP who criticised windfall tax on oil firms has £50,000 in BP shares

David Duguid opposing tax while wife is in receipt of BP dividends raises questions over potential conflict of interestRevealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interestsWhich UK...

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Attorney general and close family hold £130,000 in shares in six FTSE 100 firms

Exclusive: Victoria Prentis’s shareholdings not disclosed in registers despite potential for conflicts of interestRevealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interestsWhich...

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Labour calls for energy firms to pay more tax on £60m-a-day profits

Party wants greater taxation on North Sea profits to fund freeze on council tax for cash-strapped UK householdsAnalysis: does UK need to drill for more North Sea oil and gas?Energy companies are making £60m in profits a...

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BP criticised over plan to spend billions more on fossil fuels than green energy

Company’s oil and gas investments for 2023 will be as much as double those on renewablesBP has been accused of prioritising fossil fuels over green energy as it plans to spend as much as double the amount on oil and gas...

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Oil giant’s lobbying firm provided ‘admin support’ to MPs investigating energy crisis

Calls for greater oversight of parliamentary groups after concerns raised about Tory backbench committeeA lobbying firm whose clients include the oil giant BP provided “administrative support” to a committee of...

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