Climate change

Car makers Tesla and Hyundai have argued NSW's law imposing a road-user charge on electric vehicles may be invalid following a High Court decision which struck down Victoria's EV tax as an invalid excise, while urging the state government not to introduce any new road charges.

Allens has welcomed a globally recognised climate change lawyer and her team of four to the firm, amid an expected uptick in greenwashing and directors' duty claims. 

The Victorian government has approved an environment effects statement for WestWind Energy's Warracknabeal energy park, which will be the largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere.

A landmark case over the expansion of Mach Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine will go to the High Court next week, marking the first time the court considers whether planning authorities have to consider the local climate impacts of fossil fuel projects.

The federal government has awarded contracts to 10 new renewable energy projects in Western Australia, which will deliver a combined 1.9 gigawatts of renewable energy and 484 megawatts of battery storage.

Environmental group Greenpeace won't take its case alleging Woodside misled the public by greenwashing its oil and gas projects to trial, after a judge tossed a similar case against Santos in February.

A recent decision from the International Court of Justice on states' climate change obligations is likely to spark disputes on directors' climate obligations and more greenwashing claims, a new report from the recently appointed solicitor general has found. 

A class action is appealing a ruling that found the federal government owes no duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders to protect them from the effects of climate change, with experts predicting the High Court may ultimately decide the issue. 

Environment minister Murray Watt has resisted calls to split proposed legislation that would overhaul the country's environment laws to allow business-friendly parts of the law to move forward first.

Projects by AGL and Tilt Renewables are among 20 clean energy developments to win underwriting agreements by the Albanese government in the latest tender under the capacity investment scheme.