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MINISTER FOR PLANNING","publisher":{"name":"Natural Justice","organization":"natural-justice"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2019-12","source_url":"https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Environmental-Court-Case-Series_Gloucester-Case-Summary_Natural-Justice-2020.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales dismissed an appeal by Gloucester Resources Limited, upholding the Minister for Planning's refusal to grant consent for an open cut coal mine. The court determined that the project's estimated 38 million tonnes of carbon emissions were contrary to the public interest and the goals of the Paris Agreement. 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