Gove criticised after approving first UK coal mine in 30 years

By Tom Lowe2022-12-08T11:33:00

Cumbria scheme to produce coal for steel production, not energy generation

The government has approved the first new UK coal mine in three decades, less than two years after the scheme was cancelled over concerns about carbon emissions.

Plans for the Woodhouse Colliery near Whitehaven in West Cumbria have been highly controversial in Westminster, with critics saying the scheme will undermine the UK’s leadership on climate change.

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