The Australian High Court ruled that coal mine expansions must be evaluated based on their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and climate harm.

Landmark ruling by the Australian High Court puts the brakes on coal mine expansion The ruling says that NSW's planning Commission must consider how to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the mine when the coal is exported and burnt overseas "Today the high court has said what we have always known: we cannot dig up coal, ship it overseas, watch it drive climate change, and then pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us and won’t be felt by us" - Wendy Wales https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/07/mount-pleasant-coalmine-case-high-court-climate-change-hunter-valley #auspol #climate #law #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #NSW

Australia top court rules against coal mine expansion, citing climate harm https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/australia-top-court-rules-against-coal-mine-expansion-citing-climate-harm?traffic_source=rss #aljazeera #worldnews #VSN

Australian court rules against coal mine expansion citing climate concerns https://aje.news/slfvfx #Australia #CoalMining #climate #climateDiary #globalWarming