澳大利亚最高法院在一项气候诉讼案中作出裁决，以3比2的多数意见认定独立规划委员会在审批MACH Energy公司的Mount Pleasant煤矿扩建方案时，未能充分评估范围三排放1。范围三排放是指化石燃料在海外燃烧产生的碳排放，此前澳大利亚规划当局普遍以技术或管辖权理由排除了对这一类别排放的考量。
法院的裁决改变了这一做法。Justice Michelle Gordon表示，范围三排放无论如何分类，其有害影响是相同的1。新南威尔士州土地与环境法院已收回该案件，可能暂停矿山运营或对范围三排放设置相关条件1。这一判例直接影响新南威尔士州规划管道中的17个其他煤矿提案1，可能重塑澳大利亚化石燃料开发的经济学论证。
澳大利亚气候诉讼活动日趋活跃，截至2025年底共有193例案件，使澳大利亚的气候诉讼案数量排名全球第三1。澳大利亚正在主办国际COP31前气候峰会，同时面临太平洋地区对化石燃料项目的压力1。
Australia's High Court has delivered its first climate-related judgment, finding that the approval process for MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant coal mine expansion contained legal defects 1. In a 3-2 majority decision, the court determined that the independent planning commission failed to adequately assess Scope 3 emissions—greenhouse gases produced when coal is burned overseas—when approving the project 1.
Justice Michelle Gordon stated that Scope 3 emissions cause the same harmful climate impact regardless of how they are categorized 1. The ruling establishes that planning authorities must now consider these international combustion emissions when evaluating coal and natural gas developments 1. The case has been returned to the New South Wales Land and Environment Court, which may suspend mining operations or impose conditions related to Scope 3 emissions 1.
The decision carries significant implications for fossil fuel development in Australia. The judgment directly affects 17 other coal mine proposals currently in the New South Wales planning pipeline 1. Australia ranks third globally in climate-related litigation, with 193 cases recorded by the end of 2025 1, and the country is simultaneously hosting a climate summit ahead of the international COP31 conference while facing pressure from Pacific nations regarding fossil fuel projects 1.
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