A mining company is proprosing to extract the coal from some of the colossal Council-owned coal tips in Bedwas. The company promises that it would use some of the sales of the coal to restore those coal tips later. But South Wales is littered with reasons not to trust restoration promises - and we need to be burying coal, not unearthing it. Read more...
Restore nature in the mess of UK's largest opencast coal mine, spanning 400 football pitches in size. It risks having 90% less spent on restoration than promised, with dire impacts on the local environment and residents.
5 companies – SiriusPoint, Riverstone International, Enstar Group, Blenheim and SA Meacock – all confirmed to us last week that they would have nothing to do with EACOP.
On 10th January 2024, Welsh Climate Change Minister Julie James wrote a letter claiming a ban on coal mining in Wales isn’t needed, even though 1.6 million tonnes of CO2 could have been prevented since 2022 if the Welsh Government had adopted a ban.... Read more...
