The Green Party have accused Andy Burnham of “climate vandalism” over approving the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. This is disingenuous and based on ideological emotion, rather than facts. The Green Party’s “climate vandalism” accusation is pure political theatre - an emotional slogan that collapses under the weight of basic energy and economic reality. Britain will still need substantial oil and gas for decades, even on the most ambitious net-zero trajectory. Heating homes, producing goods, powering industry and providing reliable backup for intermittent renewables cannot be wished away. Approving Jackdaw - an already advanced North Sea gas field, not a brand-new licence - is a pragmatic decision to use British resources rather than import the equivalent (or more) at higher full-lifecycle emissions and with zero UK tax or jobs benefit. Burnham is absolutely right on this: maximise responsible use of existing UK reserves, protect skilled British workers and maintain energy security. That is realism grounded in facts. “Climate vandalism” is the language of people who prefer slogans to the hard economic and energy security trade-offs of keeping the lights on, homes warm, and the British economy functioning.