Government approves new coal mine despite warnings over climate impact - LabourList

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The facility, near Whitehaven in Cumbria, will be the first deep coal mine in the UK for more than 30 years and West Cumbria Mining - the applicant - has said the site will mine up to 3.1 million tonnes of coal per year.
47% :Critics have also argued that the success of the mine in exporting produce is unlikely as most European steelmakers are turning away from the use of coal and adopting green methods such as electric arc furnaces and renewable energy.
46% : The International Energy Agency published a report last year, commissioned by the UK government, that found that no new fossil fuel development - of coal, oil, or gas - could take place if the world was to remain within the 1.5C limit.

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