Coal Ship Blockade at Port of Newcastle Continues

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Hundreds participated, including musicians and a Greenpeace activist, highlighting Australia's role as a major fossil fuel exporter.
56% : It examines the role of government subsidies, the economic realities of renewable energy, and the profitability of existing coal plants.
55% : Read more " Australia's Coal and Gas Market Faces Intensified Challenges Under New Environmental LawsThe Albanese government's new environmental laws, crafted in partnership with the Greens, are poised to worsen the economic outlook for Australia's coal and gas industry.
48% : "Australia is the world's third-largest fossil fuel exporter, and its outsized role in the climate crisis calls for serious action.
43% : "At Cop30 in Brazil, the Australian government joined the landmark Belém Declaration -- its strongest statement yet that acknowledges our international commitment to limit warming to 1.5C means no new fossil fuels," he said.
23% : Rising Tide called on the federal government to: cancel all new fossil fuel projects; tax fossil fuel profits at 78% to fund the transition from those fuels and pay for climate damage; and end coal exports from Newcastle by 2030.

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