Climate campaigners condemn ‘maddening’ decision to approve Jackdaw gasfield
Climate activists have condemned the UK government's decision to approve the Jackdaw gasfield project in the North Sea. Critics argue the move undermines climate targets and fails to address the cost-of-living crisis, while the government faces pressure to prioritize decarbonization.
Why it matters
The approval of new fossil fuel projects creates a direct conflict between national energy security goals and international climate change commitments.
Activists gather during a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London. Activists gather during a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London. Gas Climate campaigners condemn ‘maddening’ decision to approve Jackdaw gasfield Critics say move will jeopardise climate targets, fail to cut cost of living and distract from need to decarbonise energy
Prefer the Guardian on Google Climate campaigners and green experts have condemned the government’s decision to allow the drilling of the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea.
They said approval for the site would jeopardise the UK’s climate targets , fail to reduce the cost of living , and distract from the need to decarbonise the UK’s energy sector.
Many drew parallels with the record-breaking heatwave and drought , fuelled by global heating, that the UK experienced this summer.
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