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Environmental Fury As Government Approves First New Coal Mine In 30 years

Dec 08, 2022 View Original Article
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    -98% Very Liberal

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    8% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -37% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The approval comes after the UK urged other countries to "consign coal to history" as it hosted the COP26 climate summit last year.
55% : Environment spokesman Tim Farron said: "This decision cancels out all the progress Britain has made on renewable energy.
53% : The mine's application says that nearly 2.8 million tonnes of coal will be extracted per year.
50% : "Consequently, I consider that the proposed development would have a broadly neutral effect on the global release of GHG (greenhouse gas) from coal used in steel making whether or not end use emissions are taken into account," he wrote.
48% : Stephen Normington said the amount of coal used in steel making would be "broadly the same" with or without the mine.
46% : The decision comes a year after the UK urged other countries to "consign coal to history".

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