This report builds on a survey of 1,383 offshore oil and gas workers to reveal the impact of Covid-19 on their lives, their views on life in the industry and their hopes and solutions for the energy transition. In addition to an analysis of the survey results, there are eight case studies from the workers…
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 28.09.2020 81% OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS WORKERS CONSIDER LEAVING THE INDUSTRY: CAMPAIGNERS URGE GOVERNMENT TO CONSULT WORKFORCE ON SHIFT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY Major survey of offshore oil and gas workers reveals that four in five would consider moving to work in another industry. Workers’ biggest concern for their future career…
This piece is a guest post by the brilliant by Suzanne Dhaliwal, Director of No Tar Sands. If any other outlet would like to host this piece on their website as well, we’d be delighted to share it with your audience. Please contact us at [email protected], for original photos, graphics, and text. —————————- Reopening of…
Last month I spoke on behalf of Platform at an online event on the theme of ‘People Over Profit and Covid-19’ organised by our collaborators Kate and Ryan at Friends of the Earth Scotland. It was a really engaging event with two other speakers followed by breakout groups and a wider discussion afterwards. I looked…
Just Transition in the North Sea Platform’s Just Transition campaign seeks a well-managed phase out of oil and gas production in the North Sea. This includes preventing future oil licensing rounds, halting fossil fuel subsidies and, most importantly, ensuring that Just Transition measures are implemented during the phase out (i.e. large-scale job creation in…
How Banks Are Continuing To Fund The Climate Crisis This report is a collaboration between People & Planet, 350.org and Platform. Click here for the report. Executive summary: The financial impact of the Covid-19 crisis, on top of a crash in oil prices, has shown us ever more clearly that economies based on fossil fuels…
People from across the world commemorate the 10 years anniversary of BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill that took eleven lives and ruined thousands more with creative online action. 10 years on, communities are still fighting the deadly impact of big oil companies in the Gulf. Last week, the Bank of England published a list…
[From the #ShakeTheSystem team] It’s 2020 and we’re celebrating 10 years of Voices that Shake! with an anthology, toolkits, workshops, showcases and more. This is #ShakeTheSystem: A Decade of Shaping Change Over 200 marginalised and underrepresented young people have directly been part of the deep personal and community transformation that the unique space of Shake!…
27.02.2020 For immediate release For further information and media requests: Contact: Kennedy Walker E: [email protected] Plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport have been ruled illegal as not in line with the government’s climate change commitments. This comes after charity, Plan B and others brought the challenge. The ruling is a world first to…
Author: Gabrielle Jeliazkov (Just Transition, Lead Campaigner) Boué’s forensic analysis of the UK’s North Sea oil tax regime explains how tax arrangements have redefined the economic frontiers of the State, handed super-profits to international oil companies and left the taxpayer footing the bill for decommissioning. The report starts in the 1970s, endeavouring to understand how…