Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland Proserpine/Whitsunday Branch Inc v Minister for the Environment& Heritage & Ors . País/Territorio Australia Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Jun 15, 2006 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal Federal Court of Australia Sede de la corte Brisbane Juez DOWSETT, J. Idioma Inglés Materia Aire y atmósfera, Energía, Medio ambiente gen., Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Palabra clave Residuos peligrosos Contaminación del aire (fuentes móviles) Contaminación del aire (fuentes fijas) Minería Cambio climático Resumen In this case the Honorable Justice Dowsett ruled that upon the basis that greenhouse gas emissions consequent upon the burning of coal mined in " one of the projects mentioned in the proceeding might arguably cause an impact upon a protected matter, which impact could be said to be an impact of the proposed action"said Dowsett J. According to the Judge, the applicants concern is the possibility that at some unspecified future time, protected matters in Australia will be adversely and significantly affected by climate change of unidentified magnitude, such climate change having been caused by levels of greenhouse gases (derived from all sources) in the atmosphere. The Justice noted that it must also be practically limited to conduct that is still likely to have a significant impact on a protected matter instead of having a blanket prohibition on any act that could contribute to it. It was decided as such that for these reasons the original decision was just in finding that the coal mines were not controlled actions. Texto completo COU-156368.pdf