BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 03:09:00
We need each other in order to do good science. svalbard attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year, putting further strain on this fragile environment. but the authorities claim they are moving towards renewable energy. now, we are in one of the two production sites we have here, eight kilometres in the mine. this is svalbard and norway's last coalmine, which we are told is due to close. it makes me sad. it was a mining town, and now it is coming to an end, it's more and more of a tourist town. but just a fortnight after our visit, the state—owned company announces it is delaying the...