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The leading climate scientist James Hansen has warned Boris Johnson that he risks “humiliation“ over plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria. The UK government, which hosts a climate summit this...
Sep 13, 2024 · Boris Johnson's government approved the coal mine in December 2022, not long after it had lobbied other countries to ditch coal when it hosted the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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Feb 4, 2021 · Climate change: Boris Johnson risks hypocrisy and mixed messages over Cumbria coal mine. His refusal to stop the opening of a new coal mine risks public confidence in his environmental credentials, Lisa Holland writes. Lisa Holland. Communities correspondent @LisaatSky. Thursday 4 February 2021 21:33, UK.
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Mar 12, 2021 · One of the world's leading climate scientists, the American James Hansen, warned Boris Johnson risked humiliation over the mine. The US climate envoy John Kerry warned against it on...
Dec 8, 2022 · The government has approved the UK's first new deep coal mine for 30 years. The Cumbrian plant will provide fuel for steel-making. Supporters of the mine, near Whitehaven, claim it will create...
Feb 4, 2021 · Dozens of environmental groups have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for a public inquiry into plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria. They say it is "mystifying" that No 10 has...
Sep 13, 2024 · The High Court in London has ruled against the planning permission granted for a metallurgical coal mine in West Cumbria, ending a years-long controversy over what would have been the UK’s...
