Key facts
- Energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh approved the Jackdaw gasfield, the Guardian reported on November 8.
- Chancellor John Healey cut more than £3 billion from the energy department to raise defense spending.
- Funding for hydrogen and carbon capture technologies was cut by £700 million, the Guardian reported.
- Burnham said no decision had been made on zero-emission vehicle targets during a November 9 visit to Watford.
- Louise Haigh was due to lead a Cabinet committee deciding the EV targets issue on Wednesday, November 11.
Andy Burnham faces conflicting pressures on energy policy, caught between high costs and commitments to net zero, as he prepares to attend a global climate summit in Turkey. His government has approved the Jackdaw gasfield and cut green schemes, the Guardian reported on November 8, decisions green-focused Labour MPs have criticized.
Energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh approved Jackdaw, while chancellor John Healey announced cuts to green schemes including heat pump subsidies. More than £3 billion was cut from the energy department to raise defense spending, with £700 million cut from hydrogen and carbon capture funding, the Guardian reported.