Government policy succeeds...

Via the BBC

"More than 500 jobs are to be lost with the closure of a Northumberland aluminium smelting plant. Rio Tinto Alcan, which owns the plant at Lynemouth, said it plans to close the site, where 515 people work ...

... It is clear the smelter is no longer a sustainable business because its energy costs are increasing significantly, due largely to emerging legislation. We are hopeful that the [coal fired] power station can remain in operation under new ownership.",

Not only do the poor folk of Ashington and Blyth no longer have to tolerate a dirty Aluminium recycling plant. That's 500 less journeys to work every day and 500 less families jetting off to Tenerife next year.

See, these green energy policies do actually reduce CO2 emissions!