Net Zero
A New Coal Mine Undercuts U.K.’s Claim to Climate Leadership
The government’s defense of the new mine is a good case study of the doublespeak rife in climate diplomacy.
Photographer: Suzanne Plunkett/Bloomberg
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As the U.K. prepares to host the next round of major global climate talks in November, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has adopted the most ambitious emissions-reduction goal among large economies.