In Photos: Climate Activists Protest Britain’s North Sea Gas Project

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Climate activists protest in London after Britain approves the Jackdaw natural gas field in the North Sea, arguing that expanded fossil fuel extraction undermines climate commitments and will not lower household energy bills

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Activists protest against the government's approval of a natural gas project off Scotland's coast at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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climate activists protesting Jackdaw gas field
Activists protest against the government's approval of a natural gas project off Scotland's coast at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Fossil Free London protest
A protester holds a poster during a demonstration against the government’s approval of a natural gas project off Scotland's coast at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Andy Burnham Labour government
A protester holds a poster during a demonstration against the government's approval of a natural gas project off Scotland's coast at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Jackdaw gas field approved October 21 2026
Activists protest against the government's approval of a natural gas project off Scotland's coast at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Miatta Fahnbulleh Jackdaw gas field decision
Activists protest against the government's approval of a natural gas project off Scotland's coast at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Activists protest against the government's approval of a natural gas project off Scotland's coast at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Activists protest against the government's approval of a natural gas project off Scotland's coast at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Activists protest against the government's approval of a natural gas project off Scotland's coast at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Fossil Free London stop Jackdaw
Activists protest against the government's approval of a natural gas project off Scotland's coast at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth

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