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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Shell U-turn on Cambo oilfield would threaten green targets, say campaigners

Activists protest against the Cambo oilfield project on the sidelines of the Cop26 climate change conference in Glasgow
Activists protest against the Cambo oilfield project on the sidelines of the Cop26 climate change conference in Glasgow. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Climate activists have reacted with concern to reports that Shell is reconsidering its decision to abandon development of the Cambo oilfield, warning that such a reversal would further threaten emissions reductions targets.

The fossil fuel producer could U-turn on a decision to pull out of the North Sea project because the “economic, political and regulatory environment had changed enormously since the decision was announced just three months ago”, according to sources cited by the BBC.

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