Eight high school students had taken Environment Minister Sussan Ley to court in 2020, trying to block a mine expansion. On Tuesday the court ruled in the favour of Ms Ley.
The country's environment minister had ben required to consider the harm to children from climate change as part of the approval process for a coal mine
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An appeals court on Tuesday overturned a groundbreaking ruling that Australia’s environment minister had a duty to protect younger people against climate change.