英国政府已决定批准杰克多北海天然气田的开发项目1。能源大臣米亚塔·法恩布莱和财政大臣约翰·希利将于周三在阿伯丁宣布这一决定1。该气田由壳牌公司和挪威赤道能源公司联合运营1，将为英国提供约2%的天然气需求，预计运营期限为10年1。全面运营后，杰克多将占北海天然气产量的6%1。
这项批准引发了广泛争议。工党政府在2024年上台时曾承诺不颁发任何新的北海许可证1，此举因而被气候活动人士视为对其气候承诺的违背1。尽管政府辩称此举不构成新的许可证颁发，但仍面临部分工党议员和环保组织的强烈反对1。该项目原在2022年获得前保守党政府批准1，后因去年的一份里程碑性司法裁定而陷入困境——法院认定该项目的环境批准被不正确地授予，并裁定监管机构应考虑燃烧油气产生的碳排放1。壳牌和赤道能源公司随后于去年9月重新提交了环保许可申请1。
民调数据显示公众对此决定存在分歧1。根据萨万塔民调，约三分之一的选民表示如果工党批准更多北海油气钻探，他们不太可能投票给工党1。在前次工党投票者中，同样约三分之一的人表示会改变投票意向，而18-24岁年轻人中这一比例约为一半1。
The UK government has approved the development of the Jackdaw North Sea gas field, with Energy Secretary Miata Farnbrugh and Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey announcing the decision on Wednesday in Aberdeen.1 The project is operated by Shell and Norwegian firm Equinor.1 Once fully operational, Jackdaw will supply approximately 2% of the UK's natural gas demand over roughly 10 years and account for 6% of North Sea gas production.1
The approval marks a significant reversal of Labour's campaign pledge not to issue new North Sea licenses following the party's 2024 election victory.1 The Jackdaw field originally received approval from the Conservative government in 2022, but a landmark court ruling last year determined that its environmental approval had been incorrectly granted, requiring regulators to consider carbon emissions from burning the extracted gas.1 Shell and Equinor resubmitted their environmental permit application in September of last year.1
The decision has provoked strong opposition from climate campaigners and some Labour MPs, who view it as a betrayal of the party's climate commitments.1 A Savanta poll revealed that approximately one-third of voters stated they would be less likely to vote Labour if the party approved additional North Sea oil and gas drilling, with similar proportions among former Labour voters and about half of voters aged 18-24 indicating they would reconsider their support.1 Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has urged the UK to "open up the North Sea."1
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