UPDATE 2-Britain approves first new coal mine in decades despite climate targets

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal -- such as in steel and power plants -- are the single biggest contributor to climate change, and weaning countries off coal is considered vital to achieving global climate targets.
42% : Critics also argue demand for coal in steel making is declining as the industry moves towards hydrogen.
34% : "Approving it also trashes the UK's reputation as a global leader on climate action and opens it up to well justified charges of hypocrisy - telling other countries to ditch coal while not doing so itself," he said.

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