Community-supported woodland creation The Coal2Canopy initiative aims for coalfield communities to plant trees and hedgerows over degraded areas of nearby former opencast sites and coal tips,…

Global coal mining and use figures Global coal mining The IEA estimates that 9.15 billion tonnes of coal was mined in 2025, similar to 2024 levels. Decreases amongst some nations were balanced out by…

Focus Policy Coal mining Restoration Industrial coal Mine water heat

Martin Shipton Freedom of Information requests have revealed that Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has held no fewer than 53 private meetings totalling over 77 hours with the operator of a…

CAN was one of 109 respondents to the UK Government’s consultation on ‘Growing the market for low carbon industrial products: policy framework’. This consultation was to contribute to the UK…

We worked with media outlet, Nation.Cymru, to ask where the main political parties in Wales stands on restoration issues ahead of the Welsh election on 07th May 2026. This is a key issue for many…

Martin Shipton Fresh concerns have been raised about the restoration of what was Wales’ largest opencast coal mine because the company that ran it is nearly four months late in filing its annual…

Find out what deep mine water heat networks are and how the UK can tap into this under-used resource for heating homes, offices, and hospitals

These are the most recent official energy statistics for coal from the UK Government for 2024 (compare to 2023, 2022, and 2021). They show a trend of declining mining, imports, and consumption of…

Coal Action Network has instructed an accountancy firm to look into the funding situation around the restoration of Ffos y Fran in Merthyr Tydfil

Claims have been made that the mining company behind the Ffos y Fran opencast coal mine does have the money required to carry out a restoration estimated to cost more than £90 million.

Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd mined for over a year illegally after planning permission for the Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine ended in September 2022. During that year, it made record-breaking profits…

How is coal used in cement production, how it can be removed, and examples from around the world of commericial cement works leading the way to decarbonisation.

In November 2024, the new UK Government announced its intention to legislate a ban of new coal mining licences – which we welcomed. Over a year later, the legislation is yet to be introduced, and the…

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Dec 5, 2025 | Business, Energy & Climate, Law, Politics

Just and rapid decarbonisation The science and many reports are clear: we can have a future on this planet or we can keep using coal. But we cannot have both. Yet, the amount of coal we burn every…

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has stopped receiving coal-powered electricity from its last remaining coal source, the Intermountain Power Project in Utah.

Just and rapid decarbonisation The science and many reports are clear: we can have a future on this planet or we can keep using coal. But we cannot have both. Yet, the amount of coal we burn every…

Just and rapid decarbonisation The science and many reports are clear: we can have a future on this planet or we can keep using coal. But we cannot have both. Yet, the amount of coal we burn every…

Just and rapid decarbonisation The science and many reports are clear: we can have a future on this planet or we can keep using coal. But we cannot have both. Yet, the amount of coal we burn every…

The steel industry produces 9-11% of the annual CO2 emitted globally, contributing significantly to climate change. In 2024, on average, every tonne of steel produced led to the emission of 2.2…

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In 2019, Bryn Bach Coal Ltd applied to expand its Glan Lash opencast coal mine and extend the amount of time it would continue mining coal for. The proposal would see the coal mine swallowing a…

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Worldwide, coal is primarily burned in power stations to produce electricity. The UK stopped burning coal to produce electricity in October 2024. The UK continues to use coal in industry. See the…

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