Australian court reverses climate change 'duty of care' ruling

Record ID: 1663992

  • Title: Australian court reverses climate change 'duty of care' ruling
  • Date: 15th March 2022
  • Summary: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (MARCH 15, 2022) (REUTERS) LEAD LITIGANT OF GROUP OF EIGHT INVOLVED IN CLASS ACTION, ANJALI SHARMA, STANDING AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEAD LITIGANT OF GROUP OF EIGHT INVOLVED IN CLASS ACTION, ANJALI SHARMA SAYING: “I’m devastated by today’s judgement and so, so angry. But it will not deter us from our fight for a safe future. Climate
  • Embargoed: 29th March 2022 03:39
  • Keywords: Australia climate climate change environment
  • Location: SYDNEY, UNKNOWN LOCATIONS, AUSTRALIA
  • City: SYDNEY, UNKNOWN LOCATIONS, AUSTRALIA
  • Country: Australia
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Australia,Climate Change,Environment,General News,Government / Politics,Climate Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA003466714032022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: PART AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING
    An Australian court on Tuesday (March 15) overturned a groundbreaking ruling from last year that required the country's environment minister to consider the harm to children from climate change as part of the approval process for a coal mine.
    The full Federal Court decided in favour of an appeal by Environment Minister Sussan Ley against a judge's ruling that she had a duty of care to avoid harming children when weighing approval for a coal project. The court ruled "the duty should not be imposed upon the Minister."
    The case was brought by eight school children and a nun seeking to require Australia's environment minister to protect children from future harm caused by climate change. Some of the children had gathered outside the court in Sydney to await the ruling and were left in tears when the decision was announced.
    "I’m devastated by today’s judgement and so, so angry, but it will not deter us from our fight for a safe future," said Anjali Sharma, 17, one of the students who brought the original case.
    (Production: Cordelia Hsu)
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