Australian High Court groundbreaking climate ruling
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Last year a community group from the Hunter Valley challenged the decision to extend the Mount Pleasant open-cut thermal coal mine for another 22 years. Yesterday, the High Court ruled in favour... stating that when considering coalmine expansion NSW planning authorities must consider how to limit emissions generated from coal burned overseas. Environmental Justice Australia, Special Counsel Inshani Ward says this is the first time the High Court has considered a case on climate grounds and is hopeful that overseas emissions will be considered when developing new coal projects.
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