A blockade of the world鈥檚 biggest coal port on April 24 was a success: no coal ships transited Newcastle Port.
It was a . Fleets of kayaks practised manoeuvres in case a coal ship tried to break the blockade. The Red Rebel Brigade paraded up and down the beach.
Organiser James Langley聽said about 95% of carbon offsets are rorts and that satellite data showed methane emissions from Queensland coal mines were 50% higher than reported.
Peoples Blockade spokesperson Emily Ashton, a 15-year-old student and protest organiser, said: 鈥淏illions for fossil fuels is not a climate plan 鈥 we need a government that will stop funding the crisis and to start funding the positive solutions, which are proven and in reach.鈥
Law student and organiser Zack Schofield said: 鈥淭he IPCC report warns we must decarbonise 鈥榥ow or never鈥 to avoid catastrophic climate breakdown. We need a federal government to heed these urgent warnings because our window of opportunity to have a safe future on this planet is fast closing.鈥
Planning for next year鈥檚 blockade has already started.