Smart policy can help the UK move beyond a zero-sum choice on energy
- Feb 12
- 4 min read
British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband faces a dilemma in approving two new oil and gasfields in the face of courts and climate campaigners
Life in political office is all about decisions. British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband faces a dilemma in approving two new oil and gasfields in the face of courts and climate campaigners. But smart policy can move this beyond a zero-sum choice.
Rosebank and Jackdaw are two of the largest undeveloped fields in British waters, found in 2004 and 2005 respectively, so waiting a long time for their turn. Rosebank could hold about 500 million barrels of oil, and Jackdaw the gas equivalent of 120-250 million barrels of oil.
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