Country
Australia
Date of text
Type of court
National - higher court
Sources
Court name
Land and Environment Court
Seat of court
Sydney
Reference number
No. 10090 of 2011
Justice(s)
Preston C. J.
Abstract
Plaintiff challenged the extension of an existing coal mine due to its negative effects on biodiversity, water quality, threatened species, and health. Specifically, the Giant Barred Frog, a threatened species, would be negatively impacted through habitat destruction and the mine’s direct contribution to climate change. The Australia state court re-approved the extension, but under the condition that the defendant prepare and implement a Biodiversity Management Plan for the project.
(Provided by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, http://climatecasechart.com/non-us-climate-change-litigation/ )