NSW to try to stop mine projects being blocked because of their overseas emissions

State government wants to prevent the regulation of scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions in mining approvals

The New South Wales government has announced it will introduce legislation to try to stop planning authorities from blocking mine developments based on emissions from coal once it is burned.

The push is a response to the historic Rocky Hill verdict delivered by the NSW Land and Environment court earlier this year and comes just days after the government launched a review of the state's Independent Planning Commission (IPC).