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The decision, a 3-2 split, found that the Independent Planning Commission failed to consider Scope 3 emissions, which are generated when coal is burned.","category":"Climate","area":"Asia-Pacific","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T00:25:16.222Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-07T00:07:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T00:25:16.222Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":86,"critic":95,"hype":12,"notes":{"trust":"Trust high (86) due to multiple named sources, court documents, specific figures, and independent outlets.","critic":"Critic score 95 reflects clear context, quotes, specific data, next steps, and coherent narrative.","hype":"Hype low (12); language is measured with no sensationalism or clickbait."}},"tags":["#ClimateChange","#CoalMine","#HighCourt","#Scope3Emissions","#EnvironmentalLaw"],"entities":["High Court of Australia","MACH Energy","Mount Pleasant coal mine","Independent Planning Commission","Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group","Wendy Wales"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The High Court of Australia has struck down the approval for MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant coal mine expansion.","The court ruled 3-2 that the Independent Planning Commission had failed to consider Scope 3 emissions, which are generated when coal is burned.","The expansion would have doubled annual production and extended the mine's life by 22 years.","The decision sets a precedent for future climate litigation in Australia."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Australia's High Court has overturned the approval for MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant coal mine expansion. The court ruled 3-2 that the Independent Planning Commission had failed to consider Scope 3 emissions, which are generated when coal is burned. The expansion would have doubled annual production from 10.5 million tonnes to 21 million tonnes and extended the mine's life by 22 years. The case was brought by the Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the court's reasoning"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The High Court upheld the NSW Court of Appeal's ruling that the Independent Planning Commission had failed to consider the climate impact of Scope 3 emissions. The High Court's summary stated that the commission had failed to consider imposing conditions to minimise greenhouse gas emissions, specifically Scope 3 emissions, as required by law. PerthNow reported that the High Court struck down the appeal on Wednesday morning. 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