ABC News – Australia ·australia ·1 hour ago

High Court to hear appeal over 22-year Mount Pleasant coal mine extension

Australia's High Court heard arguments today on whether MACH Energy must consider climate impacts when extending its Mount Pleasant coal mine to 2048. The case hinges on whether greenhouse gas emissions from exported coal constitute a mandatory environmental consideration under state planning law. The court must clarify how climate change factors into mining project assessments.

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