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We work tirelessly for an end to the UK's coal mining & coal use - that's right, the UK still mines⛏️ & burns🔥coal EVERY DAY. Get our 1 email/month update & 1 min e-action to finally end the UK's coal-addiction. Subscribe: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...

Glan Lash opencast "off-set" exposed - Coal Action Network 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…

Habitat-offsetting makes as much sense as flattening Liverpool & building new houses in Manchester. Habitats are as unique as the lives in them. We expose UK opencast coal mine operators trying to offset ancient woodland with trash-strewn field of dead saplings👉 www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/09/16/g...

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We work tirelessly for an end to the UK's coal mining & coal use - that's right, the UK still mines⛏️ & burns🔥coal EVERY DAY. Get our 1 email/month update & 1 min e-action to finally end the UK's coal-addiction. Subscribe: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...

Coal in industry - Coal Action Network 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…

The UK has smashed rapidly weaning the UK power supply off coal (& not a single light went out as a result!). But coal is also used in some industries in the UK, & that's where we now need the same dedication to sourcing alternative and sustainable alternatives: www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-industry/

Publications - Coal Action Network A selection of information resources created by or contributed to by Coal Action Network and/or partner organisations

Most of our info on coal in the UK is campaign updates & short, accessible website posts...but sometimes we write something a little longer, often based on our own original research. Check out our Government-cited resources: www.coalaction.org.uk/publications/

Glan Lash opencast coal mine - Coal Action Network Bryn Bach Coal Ltd applied in 2019 to expand the Glan Lash opencast coal mine and extend coaling for another 6.1 years. Carmarthenshire Council Planning Officer's Report recommended rejection of the…

As UK moves beyond coal, some mining companies haven't got the memo & are still trying to expand their coal mining operations 😓. Glan Lash opencast coal mine in Carmarthenshire have applied to kill off ancient woodland🌳to scrape away the coal beneath it ❌ Read more: www.coalaction.org.uk/glan-lash

Aberpergwm coal mine expansion - Coal Action Network Coal Action Network is actively campaigning to stop an expansion to the existing Aberpergwm deep coal mine in South Wales to extract a further 42 million tonnes of coal, emitting around 100 million…

What's that? The UK's *still* mining coal?!👀Aberpergwm coal mine in South Wales & Ayle colliery in Northumberland are 2 deep coal mines & produced 107,000 tonnes of coal last year 😬 Less than the UK produced before but its enough to fill over 200 houses with it www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-mine-ca...

Coal facts, figures, and information - Coal Action Network 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…

How much coal did the UK import last year? How much coal did people burn to heat their homes? Is it getting more or less? Get answers to these questions and many more on all things coal here: www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-facts-a...

The Network - Coal Action Network Meet the people behind the grassroots campaigns to stop coal mining and for a transition to a clean, just energy system. These are the groups Coal Action Network is most involved with in the UK and…

Coal Action *Network* is, well, a network. We couldn't do what we do without all the wonderful people and groups we work so closely with. Find out who's making waves on the UK's fossil fuel scene: www.coalaction.org.uk/the-network/

Policy advocacy - Coal Action Network We advocate for policy that secures the managed phase out of coal from UK industries, and end the UK's support for global coal extraction and use. Westminster has devolved some powers to Scotland and…

Find out more about the policy buttons we're pushing to make sure when the UK finally closes the door on coal, we lock it shut www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-policy-... Let's open the door to a kinder, greener future for all 💚

Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine in South Wales risks being left as a dangerous scar on our countryside. Find out the lasting impacts on local residents from other opencast coal mines effectively abandoned by mining companies when it came to clean up the mess: www.coalaction.org.uk/2024/11/07/t...

Write to consultants to stop massive restoration cut Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd is the mining company trying to wriggle out of its contract to fund cleaning up the massive mess it made by mining millions of tonnes of coal from the sprawling opencast…

Got 2 minutes to stop a £90 million nature restoration fund being turned into windfall private profits? 👀 Use our quick template to message the consultants who are making this possible & share with your mates: actionnetwork.org/letters/writ... Will the consultants cut ties?🤞

New advice shows Government how coal prohibition can prevent all new coal prospecting - Coal Action Network In November 2024, the UK Government announced its commitment to legislating a ban of new coal mining licences. This was a commitment that Coal Action Network had secured a manifesto commitment from…

We've paid some very clever Barristers 🤓 to work out how to close a massive loophole in the UK Government's coal license ban⚠️ Now it's up to DESNZ to implement it... www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/08/20/n...

Share to DESNZ's page so they can't ignore this 🙏

Lifting the lid on damage done by David Stanley Lewis of Pontypool - Coal Action Network In 2015, David Stanley Lewis took over operations at the sprawling Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine from the previous operator, Miller Argent. The company became 'Merthyr (South Wales)...

Director of Ffos-y-fran ex-coal mine, David Lewis, now refuses to pay to clean up its mess. What'll happen to the £91.2 MILLION restoration fund?💸We're asking consultants not to aid the company evading MILLIONS in clean up. Read our exposé: www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/07/18/t...
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Director of Ffos-y-fran ex-coal mine, David Lewis, now refuses to pay to clean up its mess. What'll happen to the £91.2 MILLION restoration fund?💸No surprise since he was cautioned with violent assault of a 75 yr old!😬Read our exposé: www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/07/18/t...
@BladeoftheS

Lifting the lid on damage done by David Stanley Lewis of Pontypool - Coal Action Network In 2015, David Stanley Lewis took over operations at the sprawling Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine from the previous operator, Miller Argent. The company became 'Merthyr (South Wales)...

Director of Ffos-y-fran ex-coal mine, David Lewis, now refuses to pay to clean up its mess. What'll happen to the £91.2 MILLION restoration fund?💸No surprise since he is being probed for burying toxic waste at the site! ☢️ Read our exposé: www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/07/18/t...
@BladeoftheS

Lifting the lid on damage done by David Stanley Lewis of Pontypool - Coal Action Network In 2015, David Stanley Lewis took over operations at the sprawling Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine from the previous operator, Miller Argent. The company became 'Merthyr (South Wales)...

Director of Ffos-y-fran ex-coal mine, David Lewis, now refuses to pay to clean up its mess. What'll happen to the £91.2 MILLION restoration fund? 💸No surprise as he was gambling with lives driving 99mph! Read our exposé: www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/07/18/t...
@BladeoftheS @FoE_Cymru @ExtinctionR

Lifting the lid on damage done by David Stanley Lewis of Pontypool - Coal Action Network In 2015, David Stanley Lewis took over operations at the sprawling Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine from the previous operator, Miller Argent. The company became 'Merthyr (South Wales)...

Director of Ffos-y-fran ex-coal mine, David Lewis, now refuses to pay to clean up its mess. What'll happen to the £91.2 MILLION restoration fund? 💸No surprise since he was prev. convicted of 88k fraud! Read our exposé: www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/07/18/t...
@BladeoftheS @FoE_Cymru @ExtinctionR

Coal in industry - Coal Action Network The direct use of coal as a feedstock (not just energy) is particularly significant in China, where coal is used extensively in coal to gasification plants to produce chemicals such as methanol,…

The global steel industry emits 9% of the annual CO2. To keep up with global decarbonisation trends, Scunthorpe steelworks needs to rapidly decarbonise as well - & the UK Govt must use its part-ownership to invest and leverage that change. More: www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/04/25/c...

8/8: UK stats just in! Moderate decline in conversion of coal to chemicals within the UK, down to 50,000 tonnes of coal in 2024. Research & investment needed into alternative chemicals, processes, & feedstock to remove coal from chemicals industry💧 More: www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-facts-a...

7/8: UK stats just in! In 2024, the UK converted 395,000 tonnes of coal into 'minerals' (we're finding out exactly what minerals those are), down from 2023 but still significant & requires action in transferring to climate friendlier alternatives💯 More: www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-facts-a...

6/8: UK stats just in! Iron & steel industry uses the most coal after electricity generation globally. It is now the biggest user of coal in the UK. The closure & transformation of Port Talbot steelworks is largely responsible for the industry's reducing coal reliance 2023-2024

5/8: UK stats just in! In surprising progress, household reliance on coal fell by some 80% to just 41,000 tonnes of coal between 2023 and 2024🙌 Similar sharp decline 2022-2023.
Good news for both climate change & air pollution inside the home 🌍🏠 More: www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-facts-a...

Coal facts, figures, and information - Coal Action Network 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…

4/8: UK stats just in! Average electricity generation from coal fell to an all-time low of 0.9% in 2024 from the already low 1.8% in 2023 👀 Since October 2024, the UK has eliminated coal from its domestic electricity production🔥. Dashboard: www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-facts-a...

3/8: UK stats just in! Whilst UK coal imports halved in 2024, our exports of coal almost doubled compared with 2023! 📈 Partly due to Ratcliffe power station selling off surplus coal stocks upon closure. Imports still outstripped exports by 700,000 tonnes www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-facts-a...

2/8: UK stats just in! Massive decline in coal mining from 506,000 in 2023 to 107,000 in 2024. This is due to closure of Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine...but we now expect coal mining to remain the same with no further closures until 2039. www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-mining/

UK stats just in! Demand for coal in 2024 was 2.1 million tonnes, a 52% drop from 2023 📉
This decline is largely due to a 55% fall in coal-fired generation, owing to the closure of UK's last coal power station at Ratcliffe. Our stats dashboard: www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-facts-a...

Coal in industry - Coal Action Network The direct use of coal as a feedstock (not just energy) is particularly significant in China, where coal is used extensively in coal to gasification plants to produce chemicals such as methanol,…

Globally, the cement industry uses 4% of coal production. UK cement has begun replacing coal with waste & post-consumer biomass (43% of the fuel used in 2020). If all coal was replaced with alternatives, UK would reduce CO2 by >2million tonnes per year. www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/04/25/c...

Barclays funneled $2bn into US coal utilities in 2024... and has just pulled out of the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance, along with HSBC. If you're still banking with either of these climate criminals, it's time to switch. www.theguardian.com/business/202...?

Mining coal releases methane and CO2 even if it's not burned. Coal quantities used by the UK water filtration industry is not made public. But it needn't use any: alternatives incl. charcoal (wood), nutshells, glass, garnet, magnetite etc. More: www.coalaction.org.uk/2025/04/25/c...