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The end of coal mining in Svalbard

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May 22, 2024

Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean: the last coal mine in the Norwegian town of Longyearbyen is now being closed. Workers are losing their jobs. Instead of coal, the focus is now on renewable energy to facilitate the transformation.

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