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Turkey’s deadly coal consumption – Türkiye’nin Kömür Kullanımına Devam Etmesi The small city of Ereğli nestles between tree covered mountains and Turkey’s Black Sea coast. The city is dominated by the Erdemir steelworks. It is one of three blast furnace steelworks in Turkey, using coal to produce steel. Erdemir is a mighty presence in the…
Welsh position on a coal ban needs to change A response from the Welsh Climate Change Minister Coal Action Network wrote an open letter to the Welsh Climate Change Minister, and are now able to publish their reply in full: Background On 23 October 2023, over 30 Wales-based NGOs, businesses, and community groups signed an…
Horse Hill Supreme Court victory Fantastic news today, 20th June 2024. The UK Supreme Court has set a historical precedent, in overturning a previous ruling, considering the legality of approving a new oil site in Surrey. The ground breaking decision stating that ‘downstream’ emissions (those released when a product is used) must be factored into…
UK election 2024: Parties line up to ban more coal mining FIVE political parties’ manifestos rule out new coal mines in the UK “…we will not grant new coal licences and will ban fracking for good.” “Maintaining the ban on fracking and introducing a ban on new coal mines.” “Cancel recent fossil fuel licences such…
“Scotland… has drawn a line, the era of coal is over” Today (Sat 15th October 2022) the Scottish government has stated that the “era of coal is over”. Lorna Slater, Co-leader of the Scottish Greens, announced at their party conference the preferred position against coal mining, for all types of coal. This is essentially a…
Santa delivers Christmas coal to Gove for Whitehaven approval Cumbria mine puts Gove on naughty list: Santa’s deliver sacks of ‘coal’ to him at his Whitehall office. Michael Gove is put on the naughty list for Cumbria Whitehaven mine; a gang of Santas delivers coal to Gove’s Whitehall office on behalf of Coal Action Network…
Click the arrows for coal-mine based chapters, or here for the full report in PDF Coal mine restoration in South Wales (2022/23) Summary Countless communities across the UK were – and still are – being sold a lie by their Local Planning Authorities and mining companies. This report combines field and desk-based research to reveal…
Informal briefing to Welsh Government on Aberpergwm and Welsh coal This week Coal Action Network held an informal briefing in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) sponsored by Jane Dodds, Member of the Senedd (MS). The event was attended by MSs and their staff who heard why the proposal to extend Aberpergwm coal mine should be stopped…
Coal is finite, but we are relentless Rich Felgate’s film FINITE: The Climate of Change, features the Campaign to Protect Pont Valley and the occupation of the Hambacher forest. It shows how, through relentless campaigning, direct action and creative protest, concerned people stopped destruction of the remaining Hambacher forest in the Rhineland, Germany. The forest…