The heat is turning up on all climate fronts. Keeping below 1.5°C on preindustrial levels is looking increasingly unlikely, while political leaders globally are growing more cunning at presenting their inaction as movement, and climate activists are becoming far more effective in their methods.
Morrison's COP26 performance amplified the understanding that our nation is the world's chief climate pariah, whether that be from his toing and froing on attending, his delivery of a net zero plan devoid of any details, or the key positioning of a gas company display in the nation's event stall.
In response to Canberra's inaction, recently formed activist group Blockade Australia disrupted the world's biggest coal port in Newcastle, and its surrounding rail network, over the eleven day period ending on 18 November to draw attention to our country's role in the climate crisis.
