The High Court of Australia ruled that state planning commissions must consider the greenhouse gas emissions of fossil fuel projects when they are sold and burnt overseas.

High Court rules in favour of climate group in Hunter Valley coal mine case https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-07/mount-pleasant-coal-mine-high-court-ruling/107233650 #HCA #climate #auslaw #auspol

Good news for the Climate today. Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over coalmine. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/07/mount-pleasant-coalmine-case-high-court-climate-change-hunter-valley #ClimateChange #Auspol #Coal #RisingTide

Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over coalmine Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/07/mount-pleasant-coalmine-case-high-court-climate-change-hunter-valley

Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over coalmine "A Hunter Valley community group has won Australia’s first high court case to consider climate change, in a ruling advocates say sets a binding national precedent for fossil fuel projects in New South Wales. In a landmark judgment, the nation’s highest court ruled that the approval of MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine expansion in Musswellbrook was invalid. In a 3-2 split ruling, the high court dismissed the coal company’s appeal, with a majority of judges finding the state’s planning commission was required to consider how to mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions that would be generated by the mine when the coal is sold and burnt overseas, and failed to do so. A majority of the court found the Independent Planning Commission failed to consider imposing conditions aimed at minimising these emissions – known as scope 3 emissions – to the greatest extent possible." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/07/mount-pleasant-coalmine-case-high-court-climate-change-hunter-valley #LaborFail #WinsAgainstLabor #News #AUSPol #Environment #PositiveVibes #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Activism #HumanRights

Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/07/mount-pleasant-coalmine-case-high-court-climate-change-hunter-valley #Environment #AustraliaNews #NewSouthWales #Coal #Energy