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Jackdaw decision could haunt the UK at future climate summits

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par Freddie Daley, Research Associate, Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex
Peter Newell, Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex

Though the announcement that the UK government will move ahead with the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea was anticipated, it has generated a wave of criticism from around the world. This will have significant implications for the UK’s international standing on climate change.

The UK’s debate over new drilling has focused on job creation, energy security, emissions and the UK’s climate commitments, and the claim that the gas field was already licensed by the previous government.

Researchers…

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