{"id":390411,"date":"2026-10-22T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-burnham-back-jackdaw-if-fossil-fuel-dependency-has-sent-bills-soaring\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:00:06","slug":"why-did-burnham-back-jackdaw-if-fossil-fuel-dependency-has-sent-bills-soaring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-burnham-back-jackdaw-if-fossil-fuel-dependency-has-sent-bills-soaring\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Burnham back Jackdaw if &#8216;fossil fuel dependency has sent bills soaring&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/sz1bl5w2vPQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why did Burnham back Jackdaw if &apos;fossil fuel dependency has sent bills soaring&apos;?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sz1bl5w2vPQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The government has given the go-ahead to gas extraction from the Jackdaw field in the North Sea.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Tessa Khan, who founded Uplift, an organisation working towards the transition away from oil and gas, tells Channel 4 News reliance on fossil fuels has caused energy bills to soar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has given the go-ahead to gas extraction from the Jackdaw field in the North Sea. 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