The Cumbria coal mine threatens the UK's climate leadership and economic interests

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The UK should be focusing on creating tens of thousands of 'green' jobs, not polluting coking coal, writes Climate Group's Mike Peirce

The future of the UK economy and the global steel industry is net zero. So, it's both counterintuitive and worrying that its government has approved a new coking coal mine in Cumbria. It raises questions...

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