These residents stopped a coal mine, made history and sent ripples through boardrooms around the world

NSW court sent shock waves through the nation's mining industry earlier this month when it rejected a coal mine planned in Gloucester, a dairy and beef farming area on the state's mid-north coast. The reason, in part, was the mine's impact on climate change.

Gloucester residents after their win in a NSW court against
 the proposed Rocky Hill open-cut coal mine in Gloucester. 

That a court had taken into account climate change was lauded as a landmark. But this case is just part of a much bigger picture. All around the world, there is a growing push to use the law to nudge companies and investors to take action to curb global warming – particularly as our politicians are failing to do so.

It's called climate litigation and you can expect to start hearing about it more often.

Read the story from The Age by Peter Hannam - “These residents stopped a coal mine, made history and sent ripples through boardrooms around the world.”