North Sea Abigail oilfield plan approved despite climate goals

Cop26 experts said no new fossil fuel plans would be compatible with climate targets

Ministers face a backlash from climate groups after giving the green light to a new North Sea oilfield just weeks after the Cop26 UN climate talks in Glasgow.

The Abigail oil and gas field off the east coast of Scotland was quietly approved by the government's Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) last month, defying climate experts who warned at the Glasgow conference in November that no new fossil fuel developments would be compatible with the world's climate targets.