A Scandal Waiting to Happen
A case almost unknown to the British public raises profound questions of justice in the UK.
By Jonathan Goldsmith
A year ago, Friends of the Earth and a Cumbrian environmental group stopped a coal mine in Cumbria due to various grounds, including the lack of an assessment of emissions from the coal's use.
- The mine would have extracted 2.8 million tonnes of coal per year until 2050.
- It would have generated approximately 220 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
Now, the investors in the coal mine are suing the UK government.
Author's summary: A UK case raises justice questions.