Australia’s top court puts fossil fuel developers on notice

By Nina Araneta-Alana, Research fellow, Laureate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability, The University of Melbourne
Jacqueline Peel, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
Liz Hicks, Lecturer in Law, The University of Melbourne
Suzanne Varrall, Research Fellow, Laureate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability, The University of Melbourne

Australia’s highest court has just delivered its first-ever decision in a climate case. And it could sour the economic argument for developing new coal and gas projects in New South Wales, and possibly Australia.

This High Court judgement is timely – Australia is co-hosting an international pre-COP31 climate summit in the Pacific this week…

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