Activists launch fresh court challenge over Carmichael coalmine

Australian Conservation Foundation argues emissions from coal mined from Adani's project will put the Great Barrier Reef at risk by exacerbating climate change

A landmark case pitting the Great Barrier Reef against Adani's proposed Carmichael coalmine begins in the federal court on Tuesday.

The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) is arguing that environment minister Greg Hunt unlawfully approved the mine in central Queensland, which would be the largest in Australia. They will argue the emissions released when the coal from the mine is burned will put the world heritage values of the Great Barrier Reef at risk by exacerbating climate change.