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Coalition to Roll Back Overseas Emissions Disclosure Rules

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC · How we work

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The Australian Coalition announced it will roll back rules requiring fossil fuel producers to disclose overseas emissions.
The rollback follows a High Court ruling that NSW planners must consider scope 3 emissions for a coal mine.
The Court, by a 3-2 majority, found the NSW Independent Planning Commission breached state law.
At the UN, 141 countries supported the ICJ opinion while eight, including the United States, opposed.

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The Australian Coalition announced it will roll back rules requiring fossil fuel producers to disclose overseas emissions.
The rollback follows a High Court ruling that NSW planners must consider scope 3 emissions for a coal mine.
The Court, by a 3-2 majority, found the NSW Independent Planning Commission breached state law.
At the UN, 141 countries supported the ICJ opinion while eight, including the United States, opposed.