澳大利亚高等法院周三驳回了MACH Energy公司对新南威尔士州Mount Pleasant煤矿的扩建计划1。这是首次法院裁决要求项目批准必须考虑燃烧化石燃料的广泛环保影响1。该扩建项目原计划将矿山寿命延长至2048年，年产量增至2200万吨，预计产生8.7亿吨二氧化碳，其中98%将来自海外燃烧1。
新南威尔士州规划委员会于2022年批准了这一提案，随后当地居民提起法律诉讼1。2025年新州上诉法院曾一致裁定批准违法，高等法院周三维持了该判决1。绿党发言人Sue Higginson表示，法院已将新南威尔士州煤炭批准程序"暴露为骗局"1。环保活动人士欢迎这一具有里程碑意义的判决，视其为气候诉讼的胜利1。矿业委员会首席执行官Tania Constable则表示，该判决对澳大利亚投资前景构成"负面信号"1。
Australia's High Court ruled on Wednesday to block MACH Energy's proposed expansion of the Mount Pleasant coal mine in New South Wales, marking the first judicial decision requiring project approvals to account for the broad environmental impacts of burning fossil fuels 1. The expansion plan would have extended the mine's operational life by 22 years to 2048 and increased annual production to 22 million tonnes, generating approximately 870 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, with 98 percent of emissions occurring from overseas combustion 1.
The state planning commission had approved the proposal in 2022, prompting local residents to pursue legal action 1. The New South Wales Court of Appeal unanimously ruled in 2025 that the approval was unlawful, and the High Court upheld that decision on Wednesday 1. Environmental advocates celebrated the outcome as a significant victory for climate litigation. Green Party spokesperson Sue Higginson stated that the court had exposed New South Wales's coal approval process as "a sham" 1.
The ruling drew criticism from industry representatives. Tania Constable, chief executive of the mining council, characterized the decision as sending a "negative signal" regarding Australia's investment prospects 1.
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