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Greenpeace New Zealand Incorporated v.Northland Regional Council and Mighty River Power Limited.

País/Territorio
Nueva Zelandia
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte superior
Fecha
Sep 25, 2006
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
High Court of new Zealand
Sede de la corte
Auckland
Juez
Williams, J.
Idioma
Inglés
Materia
Desechos y sustancias peligrosas, Energía, Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Conservación del ecosistema Conservación de energía/producción de energía Salud pública
Resumen
In 2006 the High Court of New Zealand ruled in favour of Greenpeace that climate change was a relevant consideration in their appeal against Mighty River Power's proposed Marsden B coal-fired power station.The decision means that any company applying for resources consent for climate polluting project can no longer ignore climate change and that renewable energy projects are now easier to get through the RMA process than coal or other fossil fuel project.