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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The UK steel industry wants to move to greener production, like its counterparts in mainland Europe who are rapidly moving away from coal."
50% : But supporters claim the mine, near Whitehaven, will create jobs and reduce the need to import coal.
49% : Environmentally, it is adding to world supply and thus consumption of coal and releasing greenhouse gases when there is an urgent need to reduce them.
44% : It will have a significant impact on UK climate targets, while the market for coal is already disappearing.
42% : Ron Deelen, a former chief executive of British Steel, said: "This is a completely unnecessary step for the British steel industry, which is not waiting for more coal as there is enough on the free market available.

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