“Trump joins calls for PM to go further after Jackdaw finally approved” – Andy Burnham has been urged to go further in opening up North Sea drilling after the Jackdaw gas project finally received approval, reports the Mail.
“Energy secretary ‘minded to reject’ Rosebank oil field” – Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh, who approved the Jackdaw gas field, is reportedly less keen on the larger Rosebank oil field, according to the Telegraph.
“Jackdaw exposes the muddle of Labour’s economic thinking” – The North Sea gas decision on Jackdaw is welcome but it does not change Labour’s Net Zero policy, warns David Frost in the Telegraph.
“The green case for drilling in the North Sea” – Mankind is rising to the climate challenge, even if it does not feel like it yet, writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in the Telegraph.
“Kemi just missed an opportunity to nail Burnham” – The Tory leader chose to question the PM on North Sea drilling rather than the divisions in his Cabinet over immigration, notes Tom Harris in the Telegraph.
“Miliband risks blood on his hands” – In the Mail, Andrew Neil writes that by championing Net Zero above all else, Miliband and Co aren’t just guilty of economic folly, they risk blood on their hands.
“Africa’s poorest countries need energy, not empathy” – Africa’s poorest countries need reliable energy to fight poverty and support development, writes Vijay Jayaraj for PJ Media.
From the Climate Skeptic today:
“The EU’s climate agenda is running on empty – and the UK isn’t far behind” – France and Germany have teamed up to press the EU to relax its looming combustion car ban. It’s the latest sign the EU’s climate agenda is running on empty, says Ben Pile – and the UK isn’t far behind.