Andy Burnham faces climate revolt after approval of North Sea gas drilling

Jackdaw gasfield announcement signals UK’s commitment to North Sea industry but undermines green credentialsWhat 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 Aberdeen on Wednesday morning after more than a year of deliberations over whether doing so would violate the UK’s climate commitments. Continue reading...