'This Jackdaw approval is a scandal,' said one GreenpeaceUK campaigner. 'The government knows that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet they're approving a new gas field.' StopJackdaw
to learn a few months later, however, that previously licensed developments are exempt from the more rigorous test.with the capacity to produce up to 2.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent over their combined lifetimes—enough to generate more than twice as much carbon dioxide pollution as the U.K. economy spews into the atmosphere each year—that could be approved between 2022 and 2025 as a result of this loophole.that the U.K.
"It is completely irrational for the government to approve—and heavily subsidize—a project like Jackdaw that does nothing to address the energy price crisis while contributing to climate change," activist Lauren MacDonald said Tuesday. "Our dependence on fossil fuels is at the root of both crises, yet the government continues to try and plough ahead with new oil and gas projects," said MacDonald."This is why we need legal action. As long as the government carries on down this path—ignoring the pressing need to insulate homes and rollout cheaper renewables—they will face backlash and legal challenges."
Scottish courts will now decide whether to grant Greenpeace permission to move ahead with its new lawsuit against the government. That may not happen until after the Supreme Court decides whether to grant Greenpeace permission to challenge BP's permit to extract oil from the Vorlich field.
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