CCC urges government to reconsider permission for Cumbrian coal mine
Lord Deben warns the site could increase global emissions and undermine the UK’s leadership of COP26
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The Cumbrian Metallurgical Coal project consists of a new underground coal mine located on a brownfield site in Whitehaven, west Cumbria.
The project is predicted to process around 2.7 million tonnes of metallurgical coal every year, focused on supplying British and European steel-making plants.
Lord Deben, Chairman of CCC, has written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government Robert Jenrick about the decision not to call in, or review, the recent decision of Cumbria County Council to grant planning permission to the new coal mine.