Mining and the environment are related.

A coal mine may stay open until 2048.

What about climate change?

The High Court is looking at a coal mine extension.

The mine's owner got approval to keep it open longer.

But a community group said this approval was wrong.

The group said the planners did not think about climate change.

The court is looking at a law about the environment.

People are protesting outside the court.

The company started mining in 2018.

The coal mine was first approved in 1999.

The company made an open cut mine.

The company asked to extend the mine in 2021.

The public could comment on the plan.

There was a public hearing.

The company says it did not have to think about climate change.

The planners said the benefits were greater than the costs.

They said greenhouse gas emissions were considered.

Greenhouse gas emissions are the focus.

The company says climate change is not a local issue.

But the community group says it is.

A judge said climate change affects the local area.

The group is looking at Scope 3 emissions.

The mine would make a small part of global emissions.

There are different types of emissions.

Scope 3 includes indirect emissions.

Every tonne of CO2 adds to global warming.

The mine's emissions would be mostly Scope 3.

Other courts have linked emissions to climate change.

The IPCC says every tonne of CO2 adds to global warming.

The group has support from expert bodies.

The case will be heard for one day.

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