Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
Kemp questions plans for oil and gas
Scottish Government plans to accelerate the decline of the oil and gas industry have been questioned by a top petroleum economist.
Professor Alex Kemp, of Aberdeen University, says "much further justification" of Holyrood's presumption against new North Sea exploration is needed.
Energy Voice says he believes "not enough attention is given" in Scotland's recently-published energy strategy to the imbalance between imports and exports of hydrocarbons.
As it stands, "over 50%" of the gas consumed in the UK comes from overseas, with the fuel accounting for around a third of electricity generation.
"That should be given prominence in any debate about how much oil and gas we consume as a nation," said Prof Kemp.
"There is a case for further development of indigenous resources from the North Sea. Our production for both oil and gas is far below, and is projected to continue to be far below, our consumption."
Climate-change targets could be missed
Scotland's climate-change targets could be missed unless local government is given more support, a Holyrood committee has warned.
The net-zero, energy and transport committee said councils were best placed to achieve climate goals.
But it said they needed more help to access funding and skills amid ongoing financial pressures.
The BBC reports the Scottish Government said it would work closely with local authorities on delivering sustainability.
Train cancellations
Almost one out of every 12 trains across Britain was cancelled in the four weeks prior to January 7, excluding strike days.
There were twice as many cancellations compared with the previous four weeks, Office of Rail and Road figures show.
And the four weeks to January 7 saw the least-reliable rail services since the ORR began recording the data, in 2014.
Rail companies told the BBC that extenuating factors such as the pandemic and strikes had contributed to these poor figures.
Tax affairs of Zahawi still in focus
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has asked his independent ethics adviser to look into the disclosures made about the tax affairs of Nadhim Zahawi.
Mr Sunak said there were "questions that need answering" over the case.
The BBC says Tory party chairman Mr Zahawi is facing calls to resign, after it emerged he paid a penalty to HMRC over previously unpaid tax while he was chancellor, as part of a multi-million pound dispute.
He said he was confident he had "acted properly throughout".
Review for BBC chairman hiring process
The process of hiring BBC chairman Richard Sharp is to be reviewed by the watchdog that oversees how public appointments are made.
It follows claims that, shortly before being given the job, Mr Sharp helped the then-prime minister, Boris Johnson, secure a loan guarantee agreement.
William Shawcross, the Commissioner for Public Appointments, said the review would ensure the hiring followed rules.
The BBC reports that Mr Sharp said he "simply connected" people and did not arrange financing.
Reducing methane emissions from cows
Billionaire Bill Gates has invested in an Australian climate technology start-up that plans to reduce the methane emissions of cow burps.
The Microsoft co-founder has been outspoken about the environmental impact of meat production.
Methane is the most common greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.
Livestock such as cows, goats and deer produce methane when their stomachs are breaking down hard fibres like grass for digestion.
The BBC says this fermentation process creates methane gas which is then mostly belched out again.
University studies have shown that feeding cows seaweed could significantly cut their methane emissions.
Perth-based start-up Rumin8 is working on a dietary supplement - synthetically replicated from red seaweed - which stops the creation of the gas.
Crown Estate sues Twitter
Twitter is being sued by the Crown Estate over alleged unpaid rent for its London headquarters.
The estate - which oversees a property portfolio belonging to the King - filed a claim against the social-media giant Twitter in the High Court in London last week.
The alleged arrears relate to office space near Piccadilly Circus in central London, the BBC has been told.
Google investor wants to see more jobs axed
Google staff are overpaid and the tech giant must cut thousands more jobs, a British activist investor has said.
The Telegraph says Sir Chris Hohn believes that Google's 12,000 layoffs did not cut deep enough to reduce bloat.