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The government has defended its decision to allow the UK’s first deep coal mine in decades despite its policy of phasing out fossil fuels.

 

Joanna Averley, chief planning officer at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, said the mine in Cumbria had been given the go-ahead as it was deemed a “local” issue. 

 

Her comments dismayed environmental campaigners, who previously described the decision to aprpove West Cumbria Mining’s plant as a “kick in teeth in fight to tackle climate change".

 

The government was urged to intervene after Cumbria county councillors gave the project the green light in March 2019. But Robert Jenrick, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, opted not to use his powers to overrule the decision.

 

Source : https://www.independent.co.uk