Why Activists Are Being Forced to Close Down Coal Mines?

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The world’s busiest coal port in Australia, the Newcastle coal port was put to halt by two climate activists, Zianna and Hannah, who strapped themselves atop equipment at the Port of Newcastle and stopped work there late November 16th night. They represent the climate group, Blockade Australia, which is focused on “strategic direct action,”. They have to be removed before the port resume normal work. They said, “This is the tenth consecutive day of disruption to Newcastle coal port and its supply rail network.”

The group shared that, there were 16 similar activities being conducted over the last week or so, some targeting the rail line near the port, the world’s largest for coal exports. In another incident, a group of activists breached the port and ‘hit emergency stop buttons’ on machines before strapping themselves to different pieces of equipment. Later they were brought down and arrested after ‘several hours’ and are now expected to appear in court in the coming days.

The state officials are angry over this incident and the New South Wales Environment Minister Matt Kean is calling them “completely out of line” and urging police to “throw the book” at the protesters, at least 19 of whom have already been arrested so far this month, according to confirmed Australian media resources.

“Pull your heads in, get out of the way and stop hurting other people going about their lives, running their businesses,” the minister said during a radio interview a day later. “There are hundreds of ways to make your views known and advocate for change, but risking the lives of rail workers is definitely not one of them.” These actions can cause the activists maximum sentences of 25 years in prison, NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller said, noting that local law enforcement has created a “strike force” to deal with future disturbances at the port.

At this time all the nations of world have risen to the challenge of repairing the world’s atmosphere, where-as Australia is stuck in polluting the environment with its dependence on fossil fuel exports. The COP26 talks ended with a global agreement that keeps alive the goal of capping warming at 1.5C to prevent catastrophic climate change.

Australia is one of the world’s largest importers of coal and its rocky relationship with China has only forced it to look at other possible traders; though pressure in mounting to shift to less carbon emission fuel sources. 

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