@article{aydos2020rocky author = {Elena Aydos and Belinda Charlton and Gabrielle Cornett and Kelsey Gray and Nita Scott}, title = {Rocky Hill: A Legal Breakthrough in the Consideration of Climate Change and Social Impacts of Coal Mines}, journal = {Carbon & Climate Law Review}, volume = {14}, number = {2}, year = {2020}, abstract = {A Superior Court in the Australian state of New South Wales refused consent to a coal mine because of its future contribution to global climate change. Rocky Hill illustrates a watershed moment in the consideration of climate change and social impacts in Australia, representing a significant step beyond what the Courts had previously ruled in relation to those matters. The significance of the decision extends beyond its progressive approach to the recognition of the causal link between coal mining and the impacts of global climate change. The case recognises that lay people still play a part in the democracy of planning decisions, giving voice to minority groups such as Aboriginal people and their views on their living culture and heritage.}, url = {https://doi.org/10.21552/cclr/2020/2/5} doi = {10.21552/cclr/2020/2/5} }