Coal Action Network works for an end to coal use in power generation and steel production, coal extraction, and coal imports in the UK—and for justice for communities impacted by the UK’s current and historical involvement with coal.
We do this by working in solidarity with front-line communities resisting coal extraction in the UK and internationally, particularly where coal is mined for UK consumption or financed by UK institutions. We offer strategic campaign support, communications, network-building, fundraising, research, event organising, grassroots mobilisation, and legal assistance.
Our work includes a campaign targeting the insurance sector, which exposes how insurers enable deadly industries through their backing of coal, fossil fuels, and other forms of extractivism. This campaign links climate justice with the struggles for Palestinian liberation and migrant justice, recognising the shared roots of violence in systems of imperialism and racism.
Coal Action Network envisions a world where communities and ecosystems are no longer sacrificed for extraction-driven models of growth and consumption.
We see a future with decolonised, democratically controlled energy systems—shaped by community-led decision-making with a global conscience. In this world, communities chart their own futures beyond mining.
Through our insurance campaign, we challenge the global financial architecture that sustains extractivism—from coal mines to arms manufacturers—building connections between movements for climate justice, freedom for Palestine, and justice for migrants.
We believe in the power of interconnected grassroots movements to transform how we relate to land, resources, and each other.
Coal Action Network exists to bring about a just end to all large-scale coal extraction and coal use in the UK, including in the steel and industrial sectors. We support global struggles against coal mining when enabled by UK imports or financial institutions like the City of London.
We also work alongside communities seeking reparations for the harm caused by UK-enabled coal extraction—part of a broader fight against colonial legacies and ongoing capitalist exploitation.
Our insurance campaign is a core part of this work, confronting how financial institutions support extractive violence—not only against the climate, but also through their complicity in militarism and border regimes.
We aim to build lasting power with communities on the front lines—centring their leadership in the fight for a liberated, fossil-free world.
