Tessa Khan
@tessakhan.bsky.social
Exec Director & founder, Uplift; "provocative and not entirely without merit" according to Energy Voice, Standard disclaimers, incl. that all views are my own.
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Now discussing Jobs and Skills with @tessakhan.bsky.social, Richard Hardy of TU Prospect, Kenny MacInnis, Forth Valley College & Claire Mack of Scottish Renewables...
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Now discussing Jobs and Skills with @tessakhan.bsky.social, Richard Hardy of TU Prospect, Kenny MacInnis, Forth Valley College & Claire Mack of Scottish Renewables...
🔈We've got two exciting short-term opportunities at Uplift: a 3-month research consultancy to start ASAP and a 6-month policy advisor role starting in January 2026. Get in touch with any Qs!
More details on our website: www.upliftuk.org/jobs
More details on our website: www.upliftuk.org/jobs
Jobs
www.upliftuk.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🔈We've got two exciting short-term opportunities at Uplift: a 3-month research consultancy to start ASAP and a 6-month policy advisor role starting in January 2026. Get in touch with any Qs!
More details on our website: www.upliftuk.org/jobs
More details on our website: www.upliftuk.org/jobs
Delighted to have contributed to this important report with a piece on a fairer approach to taxing North Sea oil & gas. In short, we need tax policy that's aligned with the govt's clean energy & climate goals & that serves the long-term interests of the workforce, communities & the broader public.
How can Labour Raise the revenue we need? 💰
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget.
In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
The Chancellor faces some challenging choices at the Autumn Budget.
In our new edited collection – Taxing Questions – we set out how we can raise the revenue we need to invest in public services. 🧵
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Delighted to have contributed to this important report with a piece on a fairer approach to taxing North Sea oil & gas. In short, we need tax policy that's aligned with the govt's clean energy & climate goals & that serves the long-term interests of the workforce, communities & the broader public.
The Scottish Affairs Committee's report on North Sea policy is absolutely right to conclude that, in recent years, there has been a disastrous failure to plan for job losses at Grangemouth and in North Sea oil & gas. But its findings are unfortunately already out of date. More detail in the 🧵:
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The Scottish Affairs Committee's report on North Sea policy is absolutely right to conclude that, in recent years, there has been a disastrous failure to plan for job losses at Grangemouth and in North Sea oil & gas. But its findings are unfortunately already out of date. More detail in the 🧵:
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Fascinating new case against Shell, pegged to new attribution science and fresh off the heels of the RWE opinion.
Victims of Typhoon Odette in the Philippines have filed the first-ever civil case to directly link oil and gas-fueled climate change to deaths and personal injuries in the Global South. drilled.media/news/odette-...
Philippine Victims of Typhoon Odette File Landmark Legal Challenge Against Shell
The case is the first to directly link oil and gas climate impacts to deaths and personal injuries that have already occurred in the Global South.
drilled.media
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Fascinating new case against Shell, pegged to new attribution science and fresh off the heels of the RWE opinion.
Scotland has everything it needs to win big from the energy transition: a proud industrial heritage, skilled energy workforce & world class renewable resources. As the 2026 elections approach, Uplift has developed our proposals for making energy work for Scotland: 🧵
www.upliftuk.org/post/make-en...
www.upliftuk.org/post/make-en...
Make Energy Work for Scotland - Blogpost from Uplift (News)
Scotland has everything it needs to win big from the energy transition. But right now, it is missing out. Here are our proposals for the next Scottish Government to ensure that it delivers for Scotlan...
www.upliftuk.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Scotland has everything it needs to win big from the energy transition: a proud industrial heritage, skilled energy workforce & world class renewable resources. As the 2026 elections approach, Uplift has developed our proposals for making energy work for Scotland: 🧵
www.upliftuk.org/post/make-en...
www.upliftuk.org/post/make-en...
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If you're at SNP Conference on Sunday, we've got a brilliant line up at our panel on how the SNP can help make a fair North Sea transition a reality, including the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy. Details 👇 - come along for a timely & vital discussion (& breakfast spread 🥐 !)
October 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you're at SNP Conference on Sunday, we've got a brilliant line up at our panel on how the SNP can help make a fair North Sea transition a reality, including the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy. Details 👇 - come along for a timely & vital discussion (& breakfast spread 🥐 !)
While the Tory party's energy & climate policy grows increasingly detached from reality, worth reflecting on a remarkable, under-reported event at Labour conference: the launch of Climate Jobs UK, a campaign by GMB, Prospect & other TUs focused on the creation of good jobs in the energy transition
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October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
While the Tory party's energy & climate policy grows increasingly detached from reality, worth reflecting on a remarkable, under-reported event at Labour conference: the launch of Climate Jobs UK, a campaign by GMB, Prospect & other TUs focused on the creation of good jobs in the energy transition
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Nick Robinson on Today this AM was completely wrong to suggest that pumping more oil & gas from the North Sea would lower bills, something even former Tory Energy Secretaries have accepted.
We’ve burned most of the gas and export the vast majority of the oil—and oil is basically what’s left…
We’ve burned most of the gas and export the vast majority of the oil—and oil is basically what’s left…
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Nick Robinson on Today this AM was completely wrong to suggest that pumping more oil & gas from the North Sea would lower bills, something even former Tory Energy Secretaries have accepted.
We’ve burned most of the gas and export the vast majority of the oil—and oil is basically what’s left…
We’ve burned most of the gas and export the vast majority of the oil—and oil is basically what’s left…
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Ministers are considering a green light to expand existing North Sea oil and gas fields despite Labour’s manifesto pledge to ban new ones.
@tessakhan.bsky.social says industry figures for those expansions are a "fantasy"
Labour says manifesto will be met
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
@tessakhan.bsky.social says industry figures for those expansions are a "fantasy"
Labour says manifesto will be met
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Ed Miliband considers expansion of existing North Sea oil fields
While Labour pledged to ban new oil and gas fields, the energy secretary is looking into ‘tiebacks’ — small expansions of existing sites
www.thetimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Ministers are considering a green light to expand existing North Sea oil and gas fields despite Labour’s manifesto pledge to ban new ones.
@tessakhan.bsky.social says industry figures for those expansions are a "fantasy"
Labour says manifesto will be met
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
@tessakhan.bsky.social says industry figures for those expansions are a "fantasy"
Labour says manifesto will be met
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Before we get swept away by Trumps latest stream of consciousness, quick reflections on how the future of the Nth Sea played out at Lib Dem party conference which just wrapped. In short, LD declared themselves parliament's climate champions & underlined the importance of bringing communities along.🧵
September 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Before we get swept away by Trumps latest stream of consciousness, quick reflections on how the future of the Nth Sea played out at Lib Dem party conference which just wrapped. In short, LD declared themselves parliament's climate champions & underlined the importance of bringing communities along.🧵
"This isn't a choice between more North Sea drilling or imports — that ship has sailed. It’s between more imports or ramping up renewables. The transition must be better planned...but as long as the spectre of more drilling hovers, governments will continue to delay."
My letter in today's FT:
My letter in today's FT:
Letter: UK choice — boost oil and gas imports or ramp up renewables
From Tessa Khan, Executive Director of Uplift
www.ft.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"This isn't a choice between more North Sea drilling or imports — that ship has sailed. It’s between more imports or ramping up renewables. The transition must be better planned...but as long as the spectre of more drilling hovers, governments will continue to delay."
My letter in today's FT:
My letter in today's FT:
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"The reality is that the small print in the industry's own reports show that there is vanishingly small amounts of gas thats left to be extracted from the North Sea."
Tessa Khan, Executive Director & Founder at Uplift, @tessakhan.bsky.social. On LBC with Clare Foges @lbc.co.uk.
Tessa Khan, Executive Director & Founder at Uplift, @tessakhan.bsky.social. On LBC with Clare Foges @lbc.co.uk.
September 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"The reality is that the small print in the industry's own reports show that there is vanishingly small amounts of gas thats left to be extracted from the North Sea."
Tessa Khan, Executive Director & Founder at Uplift, @tessakhan.bsky.social. On LBC with Clare Foges @lbc.co.uk.
Tessa Khan, Executive Director & Founder at Uplift, @tessakhan.bsky.social. On LBC with Clare Foges @lbc.co.uk.
If you're in sunny Bournemouth today, come along to the cracking panel we've organised to discuss how to secure a fair transition for the North Sea.
Speakers include Lib Dem climate spokes @pippaheylings.bsky.social MP, Alastair Carmichael MP, Elliot Chapman-Jones & @dominicmhinde.bsky.social (& me)
Speakers include Lib Dem climate spokes @pippaheylings.bsky.social MP, Alastair Carmichael MP, Elliot Chapman-Jones & @dominicmhinde.bsky.social (& me)
September 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
If you're in sunny Bournemouth today, come along to the cracking panel we've organised to discuss how to secure a fair transition for the North Sea.
Speakers include Lib Dem climate spokes @pippaheylings.bsky.social MP, Alastair Carmichael MP, Elliot Chapman-Jones & @dominicmhinde.bsky.social (& me)
Speakers include Lib Dem climate spokes @pippaheylings.bsky.social MP, Alastair Carmichael MP, Elliot Chapman-Jones & @dominicmhinde.bsky.social (& me)
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If I get to Bournemouth (currently stuck on a train in the dark in Hampshire) I’ll be speaking tomorrow at the Marriott together with @tessakhan.bsky.social and @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social at 11.30 on the future of the North Sea. Come, bring questions, and I’ll do my best to answer them.
September 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If I get to Bournemouth (currently stuck on a train in the dark in Hampshire) I’ll be speaking tomorrow at the Marriott together with @tessakhan.bsky.social and @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social at 11.30 on the future of the North Sea. Come, bring questions, and I’ll do my best to answer them.
Some highly questionable industry assertions about ‘tiebacks’ and new oil & gas exploration licensing covered by the Sunday Times this morning, incl. the volume of potential production & the impact on jobs & supply chains. Let's take a closer look: www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Labour looks to water down North Sea drilling ban
Ed Miliband is expected to allow exploration next to existing sites to increase fossil fuel production without breaking a manifesto pledge
www.thetimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Some highly questionable industry assertions about ‘tiebacks’ and new oil & gas exploration licensing covered by the Sunday Times this morning, incl. the volume of potential production & the impact on jobs & supply chains. Let's take a closer look: www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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🚨New survey finds oil & gas workers want decisive action from the UK government, Scottish government and industry to support the transition – but they aren’t getting it.
Here’s what workers want: 🧵
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
Here’s what workers want: 🧵
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
'North Sea workers urge government to do more on creating good renewable energy jobs'
Rosie Hampton is oil and gas campaigns manager at Friends of the Earth Scotland responds to a new study of over 400 North Sea oil and gas workers…
www.heraldscotland.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🚨New survey finds oil & gas workers want decisive action from the UK government, Scottish government and industry to support the transition – but they aren’t getting it.
Here’s what workers want: 🧵
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
Here’s what workers want: 🧵
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
"Almost all of those surveyed want more public investment in domestic wind manufacturing, as well as in UK ports so they are fit for energy projects."
Must-read op-ed from @rosiehampton.bsky.social reflecting on their recent survey of UK oil & gas workers.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
Must-read op-ed from @rosiehampton.bsky.social reflecting on their recent survey of UK oil & gas workers.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
'North Sea workers urge government to do more on creating good renewable energy jobs'
Rosie Hampton is oil and gas campaigns manager at Friends of the Earth Scotland responds to a new study of over 400 North Sea oil and gas workers…
www.heraldscotland.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"Almost all of those surveyed want more public investment in domestic wind manufacturing, as well as in UK ports so they are fit for energy projects."
Must-read op-ed from @rosiehampton.bsky.social reflecting on their recent survey of UK oil & gas workers.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
Must-read op-ed from @rosiehampton.bsky.social reflecting on their recent survey of UK oil & gas workers.
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
The FT’s John Gapper has offered his advice on North Sea oil and gas drilling this morning. Let’s start with what we agree on:
The UK government needs a proper plan for the future of the North Sea. This is unarguable. 🧵
The UK government needs a proper plan for the future of the North Sea. This is unarguable. 🧵
September 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The FT’s John Gapper has offered his advice on North Sea oil and gas drilling this morning. Let’s start with what we agree on:
The UK government needs a proper plan for the future of the North Sea. This is unarguable. 🧵
The UK government needs a proper plan for the future of the North Sea. This is unarguable. 🧵
Dale Vince’s latest bright idea — giving even more subsidies to oil and gas giants and "optimising" production — is about as sensible as his plan to mass produce gas from grass.
Let's discuss!
Let's discuss!
September 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Dale Vince’s latest bright idea — giving even more subsidies to oil and gas giants and "optimising" production — is about as sensible as his plan to mass produce gas from grass.
Let's discuss!
Let's discuss!
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Only 1 in 5 Britons want less to be done to tackle climate change, and drivers of concern remain if lower down the pecking order, 60% of Brits worry about future heatwaves and nearly 80% think climate change at least partly responsible for weather this summer.
September 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Only 1 in 5 Britons want less to be done to tackle climate change, and drivers of concern remain if lower down the pecking order, 60% of Brits worry about future heatwaves and nearly 80% think climate change at least partly responsible for weather this summer.
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But Brits still overwhelmingly back renewables 64-10 *and* even those Britons who oppose net zero tend to support investment in renewables - 43% of those who think the target on net zero is a bad policy support investment in renewables, more than the number who oppose it (34%)
September 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
But Brits still overwhelmingly back renewables 64-10 *and* even those Britons who oppose net zero tend to support investment in renewables - 43% of those who think the target on net zero is a bad policy support investment in renewables, more than the number who oppose it (34%)
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Somewhat sensationalist headline here obscures some really interesting research - which tallies with other available tracking data - on shifting attitudes to climate in the UK.
Below are a few quick thoughts on how to understand this, in my view 👇 t.co/gDqlQgQBHn
Below are a few quick thoughts on how to understand this, in my view 👇 t.co/gDqlQgQBHn
September 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Somewhat sensationalist headline here obscures some really interesting research - which tallies with other available tracking data - on shifting attitudes to climate in the UK.
Below are a few quick thoughts on how to understand this, in my view 👇 t.co/gDqlQgQBHn
Below are a few quick thoughts on how to understand this, in my view 👇 t.co/gDqlQgQBHn
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also in today's guardian.
big thanks to @richasyal.bsky.social, @robynvinter.bsky.social, and @tessakhan.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
big thanks to @richasyal.bsky.social, @robynvinter.bsky.social, and @tessakhan.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reform’s pro-fracking stance could divide potential voters, research shows
Exclusive: Policy lacks support in areas where drilling could start – many of which have Reform MPs or are target seats
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
also in today's guardian.
big thanks to @richasyal.bsky.social, @robynvinter.bsky.social, and @tessakhan.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
big thanks to @richasyal.bsky.social, @robynvinter.bsky.social, and @tessakhan.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I would recommend this podcast featuring @tessakhan.bsky.social for an in-depth exploration of why the UK should not do more O&G. How it does not even make sense if you ignore climate. And how UK could lead the world in this - someone has to take the first step .... youtu.be/saFp0NGIzSc?...
If The UK Can’t Ditch Fossil Fuels, Who Can? | Ep218: Tessa Khan
YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast
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September 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I would recommend this podcast featuring @tessakhan.bsky.social for an in-depth exploration of why the UK should not do more O&G. How it does not even make sense if you ignore climate. And how UK could lead the world in this - someone has to take the first step .... youtu.be/saFp0NGIzSc?...