The Network Archives - Coal Action Network https://www.coalaction.org.uk/category/the-network/ Campaign to end the UK's coal mining, use, & support Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:55:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 215576882 Supporters of Sirhowy Valley Country Park https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/01/13/supporters-of-sirhowy-valley-country-park/ https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/01/13/supporters-of-sirhowy-valley-country-park/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:45:37 +0000 https://www.coalaction.org.uk/?p=16333 Supporters of Sirhowy Valley Country Park are people of the local area in Caerphilly who have come together to oppose the proposal to mine two disused coal tips north of the town of Bedwas, threatening the adjacent Sirhowy Valley Country Park .

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Supporters of Sirhowy Valley Country Park

Supporters of Sirhowy Valley Country Park are people of the local area in Caerphilly who have come together to oppose the proposal to mine two disused coal tips north of the town of Bedwas, threatening the adjacent Sirhowy Valley Country Park . This proposal would see the extraction and sale of 400,000 tonnes of coal that was left behind as waste within the two coal tips. The third coal tip, closest to the town of Bedwas would be untouched.

 

 

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Stop Adani

Stop Adani

Stop Adani is becoming one of Australia's biggest ever grassroots campaigns. If Adani's Carmichael mine goes ahead it will d estroy the ancestral lands, waters and cultures of Indigenous people, do irreperable damage to groundwaters and the ocean, and add 4.6 billion tonnes of carbon pollution to our atmosphere.

Adani's insurers and potential insurers are based in the UK, so Coal Action Network supporters have been organising in support of Stop Adani's call to prevent the mine getting insurance, with ongoing actions targetting London-based insurance firms and the insurance marketplace, Lloyds of London.

 

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]]> https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/stop-adani/feed/ 0 7014 Campaigns to stop Woodhouse Colliery: Cumbria https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/campaigns-to-stop-woodhouse-colliery-cumbria/ https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/campaigns-to-stop-woodhouse-colliery-cumbria/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:50:54 +0000 https://www.coalaction.org.uk/?p=5056 'Woodhouse Colliery', a 50-year mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria would run until 2040. The large scale underground and under-sea mine would generate over 9 million tonnes of CO2 per year producing coking coal to be exported to Europe.

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Campaigns to stop Woodhouse Colliery: Cumbria

Woodhouse Colliery

West Cumbria Mining proposes 'Woodhouse Colliery', a 50-year mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria which would produce 2.78 million tonnes of coking coal a year. The large scale underground and under-sea mine would generate over 9 million tonnes of CO2 per year producing coking coal with over 85% being exported to European steel works.

Campaigns to stop Woodhouse Colliery: Cumbria

There are two main campaigns to stop Woodhouse Colliery

South Lakes Action on Climate Change (Towards Transition) undertake a range of climate-related activities in the South Lakes Area. They bring planning expertise to the campaign to stop Whitehaven, and have useful resources on their website:

Website: https://slacc.org.uk/campaigns/cumbria-coal-mine/

Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole is run by Radiation-free Lakeland, focussing on the site's proximity to Sellafield nuclear plant and on local environmental impacts.

Website: https://keepcumbriancoalinthehole.wordpress.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stopthecumbriancoal/

Latest news

While the application was approved in 2019 and again in October 2020 by Cumbria County Council, it is now going to Public Inquiry in September 2021. Following the public inquiry the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government, currently Robert Jenrick, will decide the application.

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]]> https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/campaigns-to-stop-woodhouse-colliery-cumbria/feed/ 2 5056 Still Burning https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/decoalonise-europe/ https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/decoalonise-europe/#respond Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:50:35 +0000 https://www.coalaction.org.uk/?p=5132 A Europe-wide network opposing imports of coal to Europe through direct action and education, with a focus on neocolonialism in European coal consumption

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Still Burning

Still Burning

A Europe-wide network opposing imports of coal to Europe through direct action and education, with a focus on neocolonialism in European coal consumption

Email: info@decoalonize-europe.net
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/deCOALonize_eu

 

Report: Still Burning

As part of Still Burning, Coal Action Network contributed to this report on Coal, Colonialism & Resistance.

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]]> https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/decoalonise-europe/feed/ 0 5132 London Mining Network https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/london-mining-network/ https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/london-mining-network/#respond Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:48:46 +0000 https://www.coalaction.org.uk/?p=5119 London Mining Network (LMN) is an alliance of human rights, development, environmental and solidarity groups of which Coal Action Network is a member. The network focuses on international mining companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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London Mining Network

London Mining Network

London Mining Network (LMN) is an alliance of human rights, development, environmental and solidarity groups of which Coal Action Network is a member. The network focuses on international mining companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, by monitoring human rights and environmental abuses, enabling communities on the front lines of mining in the global south to hold these companies accountable.

Website: londonminingnetwork.org
Email: contact@londonminingnetwork.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/londonminingnetwork/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/londonmining

 

Cerrejón coal mine, La Guajira, Colombia

Coal Action Network works with LMN, frontline communities in La Guajira and international allies against the expansion of the Cerrejón coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia.

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]]> https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/london-mining-network/feed/ 0 5119 Europe Beyond Coal https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/europe-beyond-coal/ https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/europe-beyond-coal/#respond Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:47:11 +0000 https://www.coalaction.org.uk/?p=5266 Europe Beyond Coal's campaign goal is to ensure coal is phased out throughout Europe by 2030 at the latest.

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Europe Beyond Coal

Europe Beyond Coal

Europe Beyond Coal campaigns to ensure coal is phased out throughout Europe by 2030 at the latest. The campaign involves civil society groups working across 28 European nations, including the Western Balkans and Turkey. This is focused on power stations, but also looks at mines.

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]]> https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/europe-beyond-coal/feed/ 0 5266 UVAG (United Valleys Action Group) https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/uvag-united-valleys-action-group/ https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2021/08/03/uvag-united-valleys-action-group/#respond Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:46:26 +0000 https://www.coalaction.org.uk/?p=5205 UVAG (United Valleys Action Group) is a community campaign group working in the Heads of The Valleys zone in South Wales since 2010.

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UVAG (United Valleys Action Group) South Wales

UVAG (United Valleys Action Group)

UVAG (United Valleys Action Group) is a community campaign group working in the Heads of The Valleys zone in South Wales since 2010.

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Twitter: @UnitedValleys

 

UVAG represents the interests of the many ex-coalmining communities in the upper South Wales valleys and has successfully fought several major and protracted campaigns, notably the rejection of the huge mass-burn incinerator proposed by the American company, Covanta, and the massive Nant Llesg opencast coalmine and its subsequent planning appeal.

UVAG continues to fight for environmental and social justice at home, and lending its campaigning expertise and support to other communities in the UK.

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Defend Dewley Hill

Defend Dewley Hill: Newcastle

A community campaign group lead by residents of Throckley, Newcastle, against Banks Group's plan to extract 800,000 tonnes of coal and 40,000 tonnes of fireclay from agricultural and wooded land. They have raised concerns about the impact on local wildlife, access to countryside, local watercourses and the climate emergency.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defendewleyhill
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DefendDewley

 

Dewley Hill: The Latest

In November 2020 this campaign won and residents stopped Banks Group's last ever application for an opencast coal mine. Since summer 2019, Defend Dewley Hill have amassed thousands of letters of objection to the opencast, lead walks on the land to connect people with nature, and built networks across Newcastle to fight the opencast together.

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Save Druridge: Northumberland

Save Druridge: Northumberland

Save Druridge successfully defended the idyllic Northumbrian coastline and tourist destination 'Druridge Bay' from becoming a 3 million tonne opencast coal mine, known as 'Highthorn' proposed by Banks Group.

In September 2020, the Secretary of State Robert Jenrick finally overturned the decision to mine 3 million tonnes of coal from Druridge Bay.

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]]> https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2020/09/06/save-druridge/feed/ 0 5043 Campaign to Protect Pont Valley: Durham https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2020/09/05/campaign-to-protect-pont-valley-durham/ https://www.coalaction.org.uk/2020/09/05/campaign-to-protect-pont-valley-durham/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2020 10:35:33 +0000 https://www.coalaction.org.uk/?p=5026 The community had fought over 30 years to stop UK Coal, and in 2019 teamed up with national and international activists to bring a vibrant and inspiring campaign which mixed direct action with political lobbying and legal challenges.

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Campaign to Protect Pont Valley: Durham

Campaign to Protect Pont Valley: Durham

Lead by residents near to Dipton and Leadgate, County Durham, Campaign to Protect Pont Valley was formed in response to Banks Group's 2018 acquisition of mining rights won by the liquidated UK Coal. The community had fought over 30 years to stop UK Coal, and in 2019 teamed up with national and international activists to bring a vibrant and inspiring campaign which mixed direct action with political lobbying and legal challenges.

Email: protectpontvalley@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/protectpontvalley

 

Campaign to Protect Pont Valley: The Latest

While the 500,000 tonne Bradley coal extraction site went ahead as planned in 2018, the campaign went on to prevent the extension of the mine, 'West Bradley' in June 2020. The company is not appealling the decision, so the campaign has successfully stopped the spread of opencast coal from Bradley in the Pont Valley.

The local campaign is still active in making sure the company meets it's obligations under the 12 month 'restoration' phase, to ensure the best possible reparation for the damage done to the valley.

The Bradley campaign raised the profile of campaigns against opencast coal mining in the UK, and supported and inspired the still active campaign in Newcastle, Defend Dewley Hill.

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