Waiting or Pushing?
On 19 October 2026, the UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero agreed to the grant of consent by the Oil and Gas Authority for the Jackdaw gas field project under the Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020. The decision deserves close attention by climate and energy lawyers both for its compatibility with the remaining global carbon budget and for its treatment of scope 3 emissions. T
Authors
- Chris Hilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4114-6471)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2026-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.59704/caff95db30d88c9f
- Primary Topic
- Energy Law and Policy
- Type
- preprint