EMEA > Plans scrapped for UK’s first ‘net zero’ coal mine that would have relied on carbon credits

Plans scrapped for UK’s first ‘net zero’ coal mine that would have relied on carbon credits

Published 15:28 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:48 on September 13, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

Planning approval for the UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years has been quashed by a court because of unlawful claims the mine would be ‘net zero’ and have no impact on the emissions cuts required under the country’s Climate Change Act.
Planning approval for the UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years has been quashed by a court because of unlawful claims the mine would be ‘net zero’ and have no impact on the emissions cuts required under the country’s Climate Change Act.


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