The UK is opening its first coal mine in 30 years

The UK has approved a new coal mine 30 years after the last one opened in the country, and seven years after it closed its last deep coal mine.

The £165 million project will produce around 2.8 million tons of coal a year—primarily coking coal, which is used in the manufacture of steel.

...Mohamed Adow, the director of Power Shift Africa, a Nairobi think tank, said in a statement: “The UK claims to be a climate leader but it is trashing its record and making a mockery of its green credentials with this decision.”