Cumbria coalmine plan is ‘backward step’, says government climate expert

03/12/2022 12:27 The Guardian

Alok Sharma says the mine will damage the UK’s international reputation as well as the environmentA mooted new coalmine in Cumbria would be “a backward step”, the UK government’s climate champion has warned ahead of an imminent decision on the controversial plan’s future, expected this week.Alok Sharma, whose presidency of the Cop26 international climate talks ended last month, took to Twitter on Saturday morning to slam plans for the mine, which would produce coking coal for steel production. Continue reading...

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