<p>Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to the North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentials</p><p>The Jackdaw gasfield will be given the go-ahead on Wednesday, in a move that signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to the North Sea fossil fuel industry but threatens to trigger a row with climate campaigners and Labour MPs.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/20/jackdaw-north-sea-gas-field-to-get-go-ahead-in-blow-to-climate-campaigners">Continue reading...</a>
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Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners
<p>Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to the North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentials</p><p>The Jackdaw gasfield will be given the go-ahead on Wednesday, in a move that signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to the North Sea fossil fuel industry but threatens to trigger a row with climate campaigners and Labour MPs.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/20/jackdaw-north-sea-gas-field-to-get-go-ahead-in-blow-to-climate-campaigners">Continue reading...</a>