Government to ban new coal mining schemes

Responding to news that the government is to ban new coal mine licences, Friends of the Earth campaigner Tony Bosworth, said

“This is great news and should finally consign coal to the history books.

“This must surely be the end of the line for the unnecessary and highly polluting coal mine in West Cumbria.

“But the government can’t stop here. It must work with councils, businesses and local people to make sure that areas like West Cumbria are at the forefront of the transition to a green economy, and the region gets the new jobs and opportunities it desperately needs.”

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Notes
Friends of the Earth Cymru is calling for a ban on all coal extraction in Wales, so that requests to extend mining (such as the application to mine more coal at Glan Lash in Carmarthenshire) or proposals that do not require a licence, will not be allowed: Demand a coal ban for Wales | Friends of the Earth Cymru

New coal mining licences will be banned: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-coal-mining-licences-will-be-banned