Court rules Narrabri climate change objections invalid

THE NEW South Wales Land and Environment Court has dismissed judicial review proceedings over the State Significant Development Consent granted to Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri Stage 3 Extension project by the NSW Independent Planning Commission on April 1 2022.

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The proceedings sought to invalidate the consent on climate change-related grounds.

The proceedings were brought by the Environmental Defenders Office on behalf of the Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Incorporated.