Top climate scientist warns PM over 'contemptuous' Cumbria coal mine plan

Exclusive: James Hansen calls on Johnson to stop support for fossil fuels in letter ahead of UN climate summitRead Hansen's full letter hereBoris Johnson's decision to press ahead with a new coalmine in Cumbria shows "contemptuous disregard for the future of young people" and will lead to "ignominy and humiliation", one of the world's foremost climate voices has warned, in a stark message to the prime minister ahead of the UN Cop26 climate summit later this year in Glasgow.