The fate of one of the U.K.’s largest undeveloped oil fields has become a test of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s approach to global warming as he heads to the COP31 climate talks in Turkey.A majority of U.K. cabinet ministers support drilling at the Rosebank oil and gas field in the North Sea, but a decision on the project isn’t expected for several weeks. That timetable would put any announcement after COP31, which began on Monday and runs for a fortnight.The timing is sensitive. Britain has spent years urging other countries to accelerate their move away from fossil fuels, including as the host of COP26 in Glasgow in 2021. But a spike in fuel prices and concerns over energy security, sparked by conflict in the Middle East, have changed the political landscape.
Burnham’s North Sea drilling dilemma risks U.K. climate leadership
Britain has spent years urging others to move away from fossil fuels but a spike in fuel prices has changed the political landscape.
In brief
The fate of one of the U.K.’s largest undeveloped oil fields has become a test of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s approach to global warming as he heads to the COP31 climate talks in Turkey.A majority of U.K. cabinet ministers support drilling at the Rosebank oil and gas field in the North Sea, but a decision on the project isn’t expected for several weeks.
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