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Michael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time say it will notPreviously unseen documents have emerged that appear to contradict the government’s case for a new coalmine in Cumbria.When Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, approved plans to build the Woodhouse Colliery near Whitehaven in December 2022, he said the UK would need the coal...

Queensland government approves Winchester South mine despite report warning of potential ‘climate change consequences’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government has approved a mega coalmine project which environmentalists say poses “unacceptable threats” to Queenslanders’ human rights.The project now goes for federal approval, where it could become the biggest coalmine given the green light since the Albanese...

Regional mayor Dan Norris launches project to explore potential for former mines to produce low-carbon heat When Bryn Hawkins worked in coalmines through the 1960s and early 1970s he says few understood the impact the burning of fossil fuels would have on the planet.Now, public officials are hoping disused mines that provided millions of tonnes of fossil fuels could be used as a potential...