They have just announced that a new coalmine will be opened in Cumbria to supply coke for the steel industry. Evidently we currently import this from South Africa. This has, of course, kicked off a great deal of debate regarding the climate change effects, global warming etc. etc. I don't have a strong opinion on this either way, but I do have a strong opinion that it is really, really difficult to decide which is the right opinion. On the one hand we want to reduce/stop the use of fossil fuels that exacerbate the global warming situation, on the other hand we want to make sure we optimise what we are using to minimise the effects of CO2. This is a great example of where both sides are right/wrong.
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