Resources Minister Madeleine King says it’s important everyone “take a bit of a deep breath” about the High Court’s decision on the Mount Pleasant coal mine, and backed the NSW government’s response.
King appeared on News24, where she was asked how investors might take the ruling, which found that the NSW planning commission should have taken consideration of the emissions caused by the mine’s customers.
Minister for Resources Madeleine King. Alex Ellinghausen
“This is a really specific technical decision around an approval under a regime that has changed since then,” King said.
“The New South Wales government has introduced its coal industry framework to 2050, which does take account and does set the conditions around scope 3 emissions.
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