Groups of protesters took turns paddling out into Port of Newcastle’s shipping lane to maintain a 30-hour blockage
People should be able to protest, but the shift over to better energy sources takes time.
The push to diversify energy options should have started decades ago.
Of course there are no similar protestors in China. There is no, SHUT IT DOWN MOVEMENT allowed there at all.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/29/china-coal-plants-climate-goals-carbon
https://www.power-technology.com/news/china-permitting-two-coal-fired-power-plants-per-week/?cf-view
https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/china-permits-two-new-coal-power-plants-per-week-in-2022/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/12/china-coal-climate-change-carbon-emissions-pledge-plants-apec/
There are people that would really like to shutdown Australia and Canada, while several other countries could keep building and growing.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/05/30/australias-crackdown-on-climate-activists
Protests can keep bringing awareness to various issues, but it really does take a lot of time to transform civilization into having a series of effective energy choices.
