Coal Should Support Welsh Jobs – Not Line Pockets Of Other Countries
Commenting on the news that climate campaigners are taking legal action to try and force the closure of the UK’s largest opencast coal mine. Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Janet Finch Saunders MS, said:
“Ffos-y-Fran is being caught up in the wider question for all of Wales: ‘Does coal still have an important role to play in our community and economy?’ The answer today must be yes.
“Labour and Plaid Cymru need to recognise that it is completely irresponsible to pursue policies that pass on our carbon footprint to other, usually far poorer and less developed nations, than ours.
“The reality is that our economy currently needs coal. It should be sourced from our land, support our communities, and protect local jobs – not line the pockets of foreign nations.”
