Coal, climate change, disinvestment, and LMN
London Mining Network has for years been calling for a swift transition away from the mining and use of coal, because of the need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. But we have also called for this transition to be a just transition, because coal mine workers...
Moratorium on opencast coal mining in Wales?
On 22 April the Welsh Senedd recently called on the Welsh Government to: a) instigate a moratorium on opencast mining across Wales, in order to ascertain whether planning law and current guidance provides sufficient protection for communities affected by opencast...
Many thanks from Madagascar…
Guest blog by Mamy Rakotondrainibe of the Collective for the Defence of Malagasy Land (TANY) I would like to warmly thank London Mining Network for having given me the opportunity to attend the pre-AGM organized by IndustriALL and to speak in front of the shareholders...
Anglo American: death and diversions
Report on the Anglo American AGM, Thursday 23 April 2015 by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network Company pressed on climate issues but puts its faith in technological fixes rather than pulling out of coal South African mine workers’ union NUM calls...