多名英国工党后座议员强烈反对其他内阁成员在环境议题上推翻能源大臣Miatta Fahnbulleh对Rosebank油田开发许可的裁决 1。尽管据信财政大臣John Healey和首相Andy Burnham支持该项目，但议员们警告称，若强行批准该计划将引发政治动荡并损害工党的绿色形象 1。Fahnbulleh目前倾向于拒绝为Rosebank油田颁发环境许可，其议会助手随后发布备忘录以确认她是该决策的唯一负责人 1。
这一内部争议部分源于财政部已将该项目的预期收益纳入税收预测，估算Rosebank可在本届议会结束前带来约5亿英镑（£500m）的收入 1。针对预算责任办公室（OBR）指出若没有新油田生产、北海油气产量年降幅约为14%的情况，环保组织Greenpeace UK共同执行董事Areeba Hamid批评称，批准新开采不仅会增加气候影响成本，还将让纳税人承担未来几十年的退役费用 1。
Backbench Labour MPs have lobbied the party's leadership, including Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey, to refrain from overruling Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh’s decision regarding the environmental approval of the Rosebank oil field. 1 The MPs warned that forcing through a decision against the Energy Secretary’s inclination would trigger political turmoil and damage the government's green image. 1 While some cabinet members support the project, the backbenchers strongly oppose other ministers intervening in environmental decisions made by their departmental head. 1
Fahnbulleh is reportedly inclined to reject granting an environmental license for the Rosebank development. 1 In contrast, Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey are believed to support the initiative. 1 To clarify authority, parliamentary assistants working for Fahnbulleh released a memorandum confirming that she holds sole decision-making power over this matter. 1 Meanwhile, the Treasury has incorporated projected tax revenues from the Rosebank project into its forecasts, estimating approximately £500 million in returns before the current parliamentary term concludes. 1
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) noted that without production from new fields like Rosebank, North Sea oil and gas output faces an annual decline rate of around 14%. 1 However, critics argue that approving new oil extraction increases the cost of climate impacts. 1 Areeba Hamid, co-executive director of Greenpeace UK, stated that such approval would also leave taxpayers responsible for decommissioning costs for decades to come. 1
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