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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Tommy Greene

UK has approved several fossil fuel projects since Cop26, analysis finds

A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen
A large number of new North Sea oil and gas developments could soon go ahead. Photograph: Reuters

Several major UK fossil fuel projects have been approved since Cop26 concluded, an analysis has found, while about 50 schemes are thought to be in the pipeline between now and 2025.

Three separate schemes have received some form of approval from government bodies during the six-month period since Boris Johnson’s administration hosted the UN climate summit in Glasgow.

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