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"This morning, the Australian Federal Court delivered a landmark judgement on
climate change, marking an important moment in our history.
The class action case was brought on behalf of all Australian children and
teenagers, against Environment Minister Sussan Ley.
Their aim was to prevent Ley from possibly approving the Whitehaven coal mine
extension project, near Gunnedah in New South Wales. They argued that approving
this project would endanger their future because of climate hazards, including
causing them injury, ill health or death, and economic losses.
The court dismissed the application to stop the minister from approving the
extension. But that’s just the beginning.
Before making those orders, the court found a new duty it never has before: the
environment minister owes a duty of care to Australia’s young people not to
cause them physical harm in the form of personal injury from climate change."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
