Tuesday briefing: To drill or not to drill – Burnham’s first big climate test

The Guardian reports that Andy Burnham's government faces a critical decision on whether to greenlight new North Sea oil and gas extraction at two contested sites: Jackdaw and Rosebank. The test is particularly pointed because Miatta Fahnbulleh, now secretary of state for energy security and net zero, previously argued that new fossil fuels contradict net-zero commitments — yet she now sits in a cabinet making exactly that call. As Britain enters another summer heatwave and much of England faces drought, what the government decides next will reveal whether climate pledges or energy production concerns drive policy.

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