Court rejects NSW coal mine appeal on community impact and climate change grounds
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Court rejects NSW coal mine appeal on community impact and climate change grounds
13 February 2019
Andrew White
Chairman and Partner
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
This February 2019 appeal in the NSW Land and Environment Court before Preston CJ has re-established the requirement for the consent authority to consider Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions in determining an application for approval of a coal mine in NSW.
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