NSW considers laws to stop courts and planners blocking coalmines on climate grounds

Move comes after Minerals Council attacked planning decisions that cited carbon emissions as a reason for rejecting or imposing conditions on a mine

The New South Wales government is considering legislation that could limit the ability for planning authorities to rule out coalmines projects based on the climate change impact of emissions from the coal once it is burned.

It comes after a campaign from the NSW Minerals Council over decisions that have referenced the impact of "scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions" as a reason for either rejecting a mining project entirely or for imposing conditions on it.