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Video. Watch: Norway's last miners fight for survival against climate policy

Updated: 20/09/2019 - 15:45 GMT+2

Norway's last coal mine, in the Arctic archipelago, is under threat of closure. It is situated in the northernmost town on Earth – which is also the fastest heating, thanks to climate change.

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