Oil and gas industry urges PM to approve controversial North Sea developments
Industry leaders are pressing for approval as opponents warn the projects would undermine Labour’s climate pledge and add millions of tonnes of emissions.
- Public consultations for the Rosebank oil field and Jackdaw gasfield closed this week, leaving final approval decisions with the UK Government and Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh through a quasi-judicial process.
- The previous Conservative government's approval was quashed after a Greenpeace legal challenge, forcing ministers to consider downstream emissions; Labour's 2024 manifesto pledged 'we will not issue new licenses to explore new fields.'
- Oxfam estimates combined lifetime emissions of 254,000,000 tonnes from Rosebank and 35,800,000 tonnes from Jackdaw would result in 65,495 excess deaths globally, exceeding Inverness's population of 63,000.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham claimed accelerating extraction could fund the green transition, though Scottish Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay called this 'reckless and indefensible,' citing climate duty.
- The government reportedly expects to delay final decisions until next month due to concerns about the 'optics' of approving fossil fuels during heatwaves, as Burnham navigates industry pressure against climate pledges made before replacing Sir Keir Starmer.
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