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Climate campaigners condemn ‘maddening’ decision to approve Jackdaw gasfield
<p>Critics say move will jeopardise climate targets, fail to cut cost of living and distract from need to decarbonise energy</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/21/jackdaw-gasfield-labour-andy-burnham-zack-polanski-uk-politics-latest-news">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Climate campaigners and green experts have condemned the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/21/jackdaw-gasfield-in-north-sea-approved">government’s decision to allow the drilling of the Jackdaw</a> gasfield in the North Sea.</p><p>They said approval for the site would <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/20/north-sea-oil-gas-fields-co2-emissions-uk-licence">jeopardise the UK’s climate targets</a>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/01/would-more-north-sea-drilling-mean-lower-energy-prices-uk-consumers-explainer">fail to reduce the cost of living</a>, and distract from the need to decarbonise the UK’s energy sector.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/21/jackdaw-gasfield-climate-campaigners-condemn-decision-north-sea-mining">Continue reading...</a>
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