A Bill to require Parliamentary approval of coal extraction from new coal mines commissioned after November 2022; to require the Secretary of State to set targets for phasing out the extraction and use of coal and to report to Parliament on performance against those targets; to require the Secretary of State to publish a strategy for increasing the use of renewable energy sources for steel production in place of coal; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Tim FarronLiberal Democrat
31 October 2023
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This bill would require Parliament to approve coal extraction from any new coal mine opened after November 2022. It also obliges the government to set targets for phasing out coal and to report on progress, and to publish a strategy to boost renewable energy use in steel production as a substitute for coal. In short, it aims to limit new coal mining, push for a coal phase-out, and promote cleaner steel-making.
The bill is at its 1st Reading in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to later stages. It was introduced in the Commons and is currently in the early stages of passage.
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13 Dec 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
