Today's disappointing federal court decision undoes 20 years of climate litigation progress in Australia
- Written by: Jacqueline Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
The federal court today unanimously decided Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley does not have a duty of care to protect young people from the harms of climate change.
The ruling overturns a previous landmark win by eight high school students, who sought to stop Ley approving a coal mine expansion in New South Wales. While the judge did not...
