Hi John,

I can’t believe I'm writing this. 

Rishi Sunak has just approved the UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years. New coal is a death sentence for the planet, so we have to fight this decision. Can you sign the urgent petition now to take a stand against new coal? [1]

Bringing back coal is a backwards step for our country. Successive governments have all cut the UK’s dependence on this dirty fuel to reduce carbon emissions and to meet our climate commitments. It’s an outrage that Rishi Sunak is turning back the clock. [2]

The coal won’t even keep us warm. It's going to power steel production, not produce energy. And to make matters worse, British steel manufacturers don’t even want the coal - 85% of it will be shipped abroad. So our government is ripping up the UK’s climate commitments to fuel other countries' steel industries. I don’t know about you, but this stinks to me. [3]

Rishi Sunak cannot be allowed to get away with this unopposed. Your name is currently missing from our huge 200,000 strong petition - please can you add it now and take a stand against new coal.

The government says that the new mine will create much needed employment, but why do these jobs have to destroy the planet? Instead of sending people down coal mines again the government should take advantage of developing technology to create new jobs in fossil fuel-free green steel production. [4]

There is no excuse for new coal mines in twenty first century Britain. Please sign our petition telling the government to keep climate wrecking coal in the ground.

Thanks for all that you do,

Aiyan Maharasingam 

Greenpeace UK

NOTES:

[1] First UK coal mine in decades approved despite climate concerns

[2,3] It’s 2022. Why is the government thinking of allowing a new coal mine?

[4] Fossil Fuel–Free ‘Green’ Steel Produced for the First Time

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