{"id":78505,"date":"2023-03-16T14:16:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T14:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=78505"},"modified":"2023-04-17T08:32:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T07:32:24","slug":"welsh-coal-mine-expansion-will-the-government-implement-a-tough-policy-against-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/welsh-coal-mine-expansion-will-the-government-implement-a-tough-policy-against-it","title":{"rendered":"No more coal: Activists ask Welsh Government to stop mine expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In order to meet its environmental aspirations, campaigners want to see the end of plans to expand the Aberpergwm mine in South Wales.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"474\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/coal-mine-campaign.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/coal-mine-campaign.jpg 840w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/coal-mine-campaign-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/coal-mine-campaign-770x435.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/coal-mine-campaign-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/coal-mine-campaign.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/coal-mine-campaign.jpg 840w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/coal-mine-campaign-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/coal-mine-campaign-770x435.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/coal-mine-campaign-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The two-day court hearing to rule on whether Welsh government blocks expansion of Glyn Neath&#8217;s Aberpergwm coal mine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh government must step in to prevent the proposed expansion of a coal mine in, say environmental campaigners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Activists from organizations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/rebellion.global\/groups\/gb-cymru\/#events\">XR Cymru<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/walesgreenparty.org.uk(opens in a new tab)\">the Green Party<\/a> have taken the Welsh government to court to stop a license being issued to the Aberpergwm coal mine in South Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Basically, this is to send the signal to the Welsh Government that we do not want fossil fuels in Wales and we need to transition to a green economy,&#8221; said Denise, a volunteer with Extinction Rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/jane-dodds.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/jane-dodds.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/jane-dodds-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/jane-dodds-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/jane-dodds-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/jane-dodds.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/jane-dodds.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/jane-dodds-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/jane-dodds-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/jane-dodds-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jane Dodds, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats also came here to support campaigners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are a number of consequences of expanding, extending the license,\u201d explained  Denise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirst there are the local people who are suffering from all of the coal-dust. The noise; there\u2019s a lot of sleeplessnesses because the community lives very close by so there\u2019s noise pollution from machinery. Then there are children obviously, who are breathing in coal-dust so that\u2019s one element.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The impact of coal mine expansion will make it hard for Wales to reach its environmental goals. Coal mining will release a large amount of greenhouse gas, whose greenhouse effect is 25 times higher than that of carbon dioxide, and the emission without treatment will undoubtedly aggravate the greenhouse effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Daniel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Daniel.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Daniel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Daniel-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Daniel-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Daniel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Daniel.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Daniel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Daniel-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Daniel-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&nbsp;<strong>Coal mining could require the removal of massive amounts of topsoil, leading to erosion, loss of habitat, and pollution<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat Aberpergwm expansion has permission to take out for 2 million tons of coal. That\u2019s a huge amount. That\u2019s around 120 million tons of co2 and 1.1 7 million tonnes of methane, the huge amount. We can\u2019t afford that kind of contribution to climate change at the moment,\u201d said Daniel Therkelson, one of the campaigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The license for the mine expansion has been granted by the UK Coal Authority, and the UK government says that it is the responsibility of the Welsh Senedd to overturn that decision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf the license is extended, there will not be enough profits available in order to do landscape restoration work on the land. So, at the moment where you\u2019ve got open coal mining, it\u2019s an eyesore. The coal mine owners are asking for an extension so that they can generate profits to afford restoration,\u201d said Daniel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, given ownership changes hands, terms of the license change too, so no guarantees of restoration anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Denise.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Denise.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Denise-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Denise-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Denise-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Denise.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Denise.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Denise-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Denise-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/Denise-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coal mining causes acid mine drainage, which causes heavy metals to dissolve and seep into ground and surface water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aberpergwm, home to a coal mine near Glynneath in South Wales, has excavated a total of 72 million tonnes of coal. The Coal Authority has approved the full permission for the expansion of Energybuild Ltd\u2019s underground coal mine. This means the company can now mine an additional 40 million tonnes of coal by 2039.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It will be a major negative impact on our environment. It will give out significant emissions. And we are a country where there&#8217;s a country that wants to be green, so that wouldn&#8217;t be compatible with our agenda,&#8221; said Jane Dodds, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause the Welsh Government and the UK Government keep passing the buck between each other so none of them will make a decision.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"458\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/long-shoot-for-campaign.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/long-shoot-for-campaign.jpg 815w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/long-shoot-for-campaign-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/long-shoot-for-campaign-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/long-shoot-for-campaign-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/long-shoot-for-campaign.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/long-shoot-for-campaign.jpg 815w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/long-shoot-for-campaign-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/long-shoot-for-campaign-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/long-shoot-for-campaign-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coal provides 40% of the world\u2019s electricity and it produces 39% of global Carbon Dioxide emissions. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales was once the world&#8217;s largest producer of coal, however with a number of environmental issues such as global warming, Wales is now developing clean, green energy sources such as wind power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe other thing is: it will detract from investment in green energy. So, for instance, in Wales, we have the resource of wind and there could be an extension of wind energy in Wales,&#8221; said Denise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;So, if money is pumped into fossil fuel extraction, there is basically less money for investment in green fuels.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"2048\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/04\/coal-expansion-hazards-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/04\/coal-expansion-hazards-.jpg 820w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/04\/coal-expansion-hazards--120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/04\/coal-expansion-hazards--770x1923.jpg 770w, 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