About four years and six energy secretaries after it was given the green light, the Jackdaw gasfield has been given consent to begin production 150 miles east of Aberdeen.(大约四年前，杰克道气田首次获批，此后能源大臣换了六任，如今该气田终于获得许可，可以在阿伯丁以东150英里处开始生产。)
大约四年前，杰克道气田首次获批，此后能源大臣换了六任，如今该气田终于获得许可，可以在阿伯丁以东150英里处开始生产。
So what does this long-awaited(期待已久的) decision mean for(对…意味着) the Labour party, household bills, the economy and the climate crisis?
那么，这一期待已久的决定对工党、家庭账单、经济和气候危机意味着什么？
Does this break a Labour manifesto promise?
这违背了工党的竞选宣言承诺吗？
No, because although the party vowed to “not issue new licences to explore new fields” in the hydrocarbon-rich basin, it made clear it would honour licences granted before it came to power.(没有违背。虽然工党曾誓言“不再发放新许可证以勘探新气田”，但该党也明确表示，会履行上台前已发放的许可证。)
没有违背。虽然工党曾誓言“不再发放新许可证以勘探新气田”，但该党也明确表示，会履行上台前已发放的许可证。
Will the Jackdaw decision lower energy bills?
杰克道决定会降低能源账单吗？
What about the UK’s carbon emissions?
英国的碳排放呢？
What about the impact on global emissions?
对全球排放的影响呢？
Where does this leave the UK’s climate agenda?
这对英国的气候议程意味着什么？
So what might the economic benefits be?
那么经济收益可能有哪些？
What about the new energy wealth fund?
新的能源财富基金呢？
Given the disputed impact, why is the debate so febrile?
鉴于影响存在争议，为何辩论如此激烈？