Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change: Relevance to Discharge Permit Applications

Warnock, Ceri

Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change: Relevance to Discharge Permit Applications

Ceri Warnock “Editorial: Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change – Relevance to Discharge Permit Applications” (2006) 6(16) Resource Management Bulletin 191-193.

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Ceri Warnock

University of Otago - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 2006

Abstract

The decision of Greenpeace New Zealand v Northland Regional Council considered to what extent, if at all, consent authorities are permitted to take into account climate change factors when considering applications for discharge of greenhouse gases. The author considers this issue in relation to the Mighty River Power case, which concerned an appeal against the authorization of a coal-fired electricity station, with specific regard to the court’s treatment of the Resource Management Act 1991.

Keywords: Climate Change, Resource Management Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, New Zealand

JEL Classification: K00, K32

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Warnock, Ceri, Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change: Relevance to Discharge Permit Applications (2006). Ceri Warnock “Editorial: Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change – Relevance to Discharge Permit Applications” (2006) 6(16) Resource Management Bulletin 191-193., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3284164