Move Beyond Coal says it will be staging protests at Labor MP offices around the country over the next week to ‘turn up the heat’ on the government to stop approving climate-wrecking coal and gas projects.
As Australia heads towards a scorching summer predicted to be the hottest on record, the community organisation Move Beyond Coal is urging the Albanese Labor Government to stop approving new coal and gas projects that are driving runaway climate change and extreme weather.
Since the start of this year, the Albanese Government has already approved four new coal mines, despite the International Energy Agency warning that to reach net zero by 2050 there can be no investment in new coal mines.
As the government heads to the UN climate conference COP 28 in Dubai, Move Beyond Coal (a movement with its roots in #StopAdani) says it will be at MPs offices and iconic locations around Australia calling for real climate leadership from the Labor Government.
Turning up the heat
Hundreds of people are expected to take part in more than 30 actions as part of Move Beyond Coal’s ‘Turn Up the Heat’ week of action, from 4-10 December.
‘Despite being elected on a wave of demand for climate action, the Labor government is failing the number one test of climate leadership – stopping the approvals of unnecessary and dangerous new coal and gas projects,’ said Move Beyond Coal spokesperson Janet Kossy.
‘From First Nations communities seeing their Country destroyed by coal and gas, to Pacific nations suffering super storms and rising seas, and communities bracing for bushfires after floods – a resounding call is coming for our Governments to act on the climate crisis.
‘So we’re coming together in events around the country to Turn Up the Heat on Labor and show our politicians that we are building a movement that will outmatch the power of the coal and gas corporations.’
Actions are happening at the electorate offices of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, Foreign Minister Penny Wong and many others.
There is a complete list of actions here.
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