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Climate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields, analysis shows

Exclusive: Economic harm of CO2 pollution from Rosebank and Jackdaw forecast to far outweigh any boost to UK The climate damage caused by developing the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields under consideration by the UK government…

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An analysis finds that the climate damage from CO₂ emissions associated with the proposed Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields would far exceed any economic gains the projects might deliver to the UK. The forecast suggests the environmental harm would outweigh the fields’ financial benefits multiple times over.

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