PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling
Andy Burnham’s government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow new drilling at the Jackdaw and Rosebank oilfields. Photograph: Rick Wood Photography/AlamyView image in fullscreenAn oil rig in the North Sea. Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly evident across the UK, most vividly the widespread moorland fires driving air quality to unsafe levels in Greater Manchester.”Remaining global carbon budgets, which give policymakers headroom for action, continue to shrink rapidly.
- ▪Andy Burnham’s government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow new drilling at the Jackdaw and Rosebank oilfields.
- ▪Photograph: Rick Wood Photography/AlamyView image in fullscreenAn oil rig in the North Sea.
- ▪Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly evident across the UK, most vividly the widespread moorland fires driving air quality to unsafe levels in Greater Manchester.”Remaining global carbon budgets, which give policymakers headroom
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An oil rig in the North Sea. Andy Burnham’s government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow new drilling at the Jackdaw and Rosebank oilfields. Photograph: Rick Wood Photography/AlamyView image in fullscreenAn oil rig in the North Sea. Andy Burnham’s government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow new drilling at the Jackdaw and Rosebank oilfields. Photograph: Rick Wood Photography/AlamyGreenhouse gas emissionsPM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drillingExperts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaves Europe wildfires – latest updates Sandra LavilleMon 27 Jul 2026 07.01 EDTLast modified on Mon 27 Jul 2026 07.13…
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