Why did Burnham back Jackdaw if 'fossil fuel dependency has sent bills soaring'? // TRAIN BRAIN

Why did Burnham back Jackdaw if 'fossil fuel dependency has sent bills soaring'?

The government has given the go-ahead to gas extraction from the Jackdaw field in the North Sea.
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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.
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