The Australian government has a duty of care to protect children from climate harm, court rules

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The Australian environment minister has a duty of care to protect children from future personal injury caused by climate change, a court has established.
But attempts to secure an injunction banning the expansion of the Vickery coal mine in northern NSW have been stymied for the time being.
A group of eight Australian children last year sought an injunction to prevent Environment Minister Sussan Ley approving the mine extension project, which would result in 100 million additional tonnes of carbon emissions.
The Whitehaven Coal-owned project north of Gunnedah was previously approved by NSW's Independent Planning Commission.
In what class action proponents have labelled a world-first judgment, Federal Court Justice Mordecai Bromberg on Thursday found Ms Ley has a duty of reasonable care to not cause the children personal injury when exercising her power to approve or reject the extension.

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