UK Stares at ‘Climate Change’ Crisis over its new Coal Mine Plan

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson risks serious backlash over plans to launch a new coal mine in Cumbria. Renowned climate Scientist and former NASA lead global warming researcher James Hansen urged Johnson to stop the production of coal.

Dr. Hansen once raised awareness about global warming to the US Senate way back in 1988. The details of his testimony against the coal mine plan as quoted by BBC world news stated that: “In leading the climate conference, the country has a chance to change the path of climate trajectory.”

The new coal mine set to be established will yield coking coal, a product that is used in making steel. The continued desire for the production of domestic steel will stifle efforts to avert the establishment of coal mine. The mine to be constructed under the Irish sea would be using the extraction of coking coal.

Dr Hansem appreciated the efforts of United Kingdom’s previous leadership, which in his view, was committed to reducing carbon emissions. He amplified the sentiments that were earlier expressed by Climate Change Committee (CCC), which called for the termination of the coal mine plan in order for them to meet the climate change targets.

CCC is UK’s government advisory body on global emission. The body issued an advisory opinion stating that: “The decision to award planning permission for the mine will commit the UK to emissions from coking coal.”

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