Posts tagged Environmental and Climate Justice
The Federal Court dismisses judicial review challenges brought by the Environment Council of Central QLD Incs in relation to the Ministerial approvals for two coal mining expansion projects in NSW

ECoCeQ v Minister for the Environment and Water (No 2) [2023] FCA 1208

The Federal Court dismissed two judicial review proceedings brought by the by the Environment Council of Central Queensland (‘ECoCeQ’) regarding the climate change effects of scope 3 coal mining emissions to Matters of National Environmental Significance under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (‘the Act’).

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Case NotesTash KhanEnvironmental and Climate Justice
Philippines Commission on Human Rights finds that the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gas emissions engaged in “wilful obfuscation” of climate science and breached human rights

Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, National Inquiry on Climate Change (2022)

On 6 May 2022, the Philippines Commission on Human Rights (Commission) released its findings from its inquiry into the world’s largest producers of crude oil, natural gas, coal and cement (Carbon Majors). The Commission released a report which established that corporations can be held responsible for the human rights violations that result from climate change.

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Guest UserEnvironmental and Climate Justice