Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners

Politics The Guardian By Kiran Stacey Policy editor 20 Oct 2026 18:24 1 min read
Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners

Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentials • What does the approval of the Jackdaw gasfield mean? The Jackdaw gasfield will be given the go-ahead on Wednesday, signalling Andy Burnham’s commitment to the North Sea fossil fuel industry and threatening to trigger a row with climate campaigners and Labour MPs. Miatta Fahnbulleh and John Healey, the energy secretary and chancellor respectively, will make the announcement from Ab

Miatta Fahnbulleh and John Healey, the energy secretary and chancellor respectively, will make the announcement from Aberdeen on Wednesday morning after more than a year of deliberations over whether doing so would violate the UK’s climate commitments.

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