NEW ANALYSIS: The approval for the #UK's new Cumbria coal mine makes little sense.
The assumption the mine will meet demand from the steel industry runs counter to leading steel firms attempts to deploy new clean production technologies.
Little of the new coal will be used by UK steelmakers, who are making it clear they want government support to transition away from coal in order to remain competitive.
If the UK government wants to maintain a domestic primary steelmaking capacity, it will need to provide financial support to the major producers to transition, undermining the rationale for the mine’s approval.
It already seems clear that little of the coal from the new #Cumbria mine will be used by the UK steel industry.
But if the government moves to support the steel sector’s transition away from coal – as #Europe is already doing – then approval for the new coal mine makes even less sense.
New from #IEEFA https://ieefa.org/resources/uks-new-mine-approval-comes-steelmakers-are-accelerating-shift-away-coking-coal
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