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Why the NUM is in favour of the West Cumbria coalmine
General secretary of the NUM CHRIS KITCHEN argues that while Britain is still importing and burning coal from abroad, reopening mines and using our own reserves actually reduces the amount of carbon emissions
The old Haig Colliery pictured in 2018
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ALTHOUGH the decision has sparked a new round of debate, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) welcomes the decision, for the second time, to grant planning permission to open the former Haig Colliery in Cumbria.
The controversy centres on the signal that this decision sends to the rest of the world about Britain’s commitment to combatting climate change by opening up a new coalmine while advocating that other countries close theirs — and of course, the actual carbon emissions the mine might produce.
There is no shortage of experts in the field of climate change who can back up their theories with statistical data on a specific issue such as this. While some have taken a politically green position against the mine in an ideological stance against climate change, others have taken a more practical approach.
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