Cumbria coal mine: how to understand local support for the new pit: Whitehaven Harbour at dusk. West Lakes Images/Shutterstock The UK government recently approved a new coal mine in Whitehaven, a small coastal town in Cumbria, northwest England. The first mine to be given the go-ahead in 30 years is expected to produce 2.8 million …
Cumbria coal mine: empty promises of carbon capture tech have excused digging up more fossil fuel for decades: Small smiles/Shutterstock The idea that a technology called carbon capture and storage (CCS) could catch molecules of CO? as they emerge from the chimneys of power stations and factories has been around for more than two decades. …
A new coal mine in Cumbria makes no sense for the climate – or Britain’s energy security: A flurry of newspaper articles has speculated that Michael Gove, the UK minister responsible for planning, will shortly approve the long-debated proposal for a new deep coal mine in Cumbria, northern England. Look closer, and this speculation is …
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Cumbria coal mine could usher in a net-zero-compliant fossil fuel industry – or prove it was always a fantasy: Haig Pit in Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK. Ashley Cooper pics/Alamy Stock Photo West Cumbria suffered a “once-in-a-thousand-year” flood in 2009. And then again in 2015. And 2019. No, it’s not that meteorologists can’t count. Climate change is …
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