Wales coalmine extension may soon be approved despite Cop26 pledges

Conditional licence granted in 2016 at Aberpergym has led to row between Whitehall and devolved administrationPlans for the expansion of an underground coalmine in Wales could be approved imminently despite pledges made at the Cop26 climate conference to move away from the dirtiest fossil fuel.The Coal Authority is imminently expected to decide whether the conditions have been met to allow work to begin at a recently active deep-shaft site in the Neath Valley, south Wales.The plans would see an extension to the existing Aberpergwm drift coalmine site that is thought to be Europe's biggest source of anthracite. Continue reading...