New Coal Mine Undercuts U.K.’s Climate Leadership: Green Insight

摘要

As the U.K. prepares to host the next round of major global climate talks in November, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has adopted the most ambitious emissions-reduction goal among large economies.It's hoping that leading by example will encourage other countries to put forth stronger targets to arrest global warming. That's why the U.K. government's backing of a new coal mine has baffled climate experts. Endorsing the extraction and use of the dirtiest fossil fuel directly contradicts its green agenda.