Exploit last North Sea oil and gas or risk mass job losses, Andy Burham urged
Key takeaways
- Climate activists, Greenpeace and Uplift protest against extending the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields in the North Sea.
- The decision about whether to allow extraction at the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields now appears likely to fall to a Burnham administration.
- Asked about it, Haviland said: “At the moment, instead of using those fields we are importing liquid gas, which is more expensive and less environmentally friendly.
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Climate activists, Greenpeace and Uplift protest against extending the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields in the North Sea. Photograph: Murdo Mac Leod/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Climate activists, Greenpeace and Uplift protest against extending the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields in the North Sea. Photograph: Murdo Mac Leod/The Guardian Energy industry Exploit last North Sea oil and gas or risk mass job losses, Andy Burnham urged British Chamber of Commerce boss Shevaun Haviland says transition to clean energy could be handled better
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleAndy Burnham should be ready to exploit the UK’s remaining North Sea oil and gas resources to avoid mass job losses in Scotland and the north-east, the director of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Shevaun Haviland, has said.
The decision about whether to allow extraction at the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields now appears likely to fall to a Burnham administration.