Summary:
New Zealand Court ruled in favor of Greenpeace holding that climate change was a relevant consideration in the government’s consent of greenhouse gas discharge from a proposed coal-fired power station. The Northland Regional Council had granted consent to Mighty River Power Ltd to discharge contaminants from a proposed coal-fired power station at Marsden Point. The court held, under the Resource Management Act 1991, that a consent authority can consider the effects of such discharge on climate change in applications relating to both renewable and non-renewable energy.
At Issue: Challenge to regional council consent to a proposed coal-fired power station
Case Documents:
| Filing Date | Type | File | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/12/2006 | Judgment | Download | No summary available. |