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7 October 2026

Pre-COP flop not all Australia’s fault

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Pre-COP flop not all Australia’s fault

The event falling flat is also very much another sign of wavering global support for concerted international action to achieve a carbon-neutral world by mid-century.

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High court finding in favour of Hunter Valley community group sets precedent other environmentalists should follow, advocate says A landmark decision in Australia’s first climate change high court case has been described as a clear message to governments and fossil fuel companies that exported greenhouse gas emissions “cannot simply be ignored”. On Wednesday morning, the nation’s highest court ruled that the approval of MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine expansion in NSW’s Hunter Valley was invalid, in a judgment that sets a precedent for fossil fuel projects in the state.

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