Adura Says Jackdaw Adds Under 0.02% of Annual Emissions After Unlawful Consent Ruling
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Updated · BBC.com · Jul 8
Adura Says Jackdaw Adds Under 0.02% of Annual Emissions After Unlawful Consent Ruling
2 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jul 8
Summary
Adura’s updated Environmental Impact Assessment says the North Sea Jackdaw gas field would not materially influence climate change, estimating its lifetime impact at less than 0.02% of annual global greenhouse-gas emissions.
The 159-page filing was required by regulator Opred after a judge found Jackdaw’s ministerial consent unlawful and said earlier assessments failed to properly address emissions from burning the field’s oil and gas.
Adura, a Shell-Equinor joint venture, argues replacing imported US LNG with Jackdaw gas could save about 4 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent because domestic supply avoids liquefaction, shipping and regasification.
Campaigners dispute that case: Uplift says Jackdaw would do little for bills or gas supply, while Greenpeace calls any new oil and gas approval incompatible with the 1.5C climate limit.
Jackdaw and Rosebank were both ruled unlawfully approved last year, and fresh UK government consent is still needed before production can begin.