Wednesday 29 June 2022 02:03 AM Boris Johnson heads for a climate clash over plans for new coal mine trends now
Wednesday 29 June 2022 02:03 AM Boris Johnson heads for a climate clash over plans for new coal mine trends now
Boris Johnson heads for a climate clash over plans for new coal mine Lord Deben said excavating for coal off the coast of Cumbria was ‘indefensible’ The PM is looking for ways to supply the steel industry with UK coal Last year’s Cop26 summit in resulted in a global pact to ‘phase down’ coal use But since Russia’s Ukraine invasion, Mr Johnson has been working to reduce the UK's reliance on fuel imports
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Boris Johnson is set to clash with his climate change advisers over plans to sink Britain’s first new coal mine in 30 years.
Lord Deben, chairman of the climate change committee, said yesterday that excavating for coal off the coast of Cumbria was ‘indefensible’.
This flies in the face of the Prime Minister’s recent statement that he wants to supply the steel industry with UK coal.
Following Russia’s Ukraine invasion, Mr Johnson is keen to make the UK less reliant
