November 23, 2024

Approval of new UK coal mine was an ‘error of law’, new government says

 Approval of new UK coal mine was an ‘error of law’, new government says

Approval of new UK coal mine was an ‘error of law’, new government says

The decision to approve a new coal mine in West Cumbria was made unlawfully, the UK’s new government has admitted, as the carbon emissions from eventually burning the coal should have been taken into account.