Dear friends,

The global campaign against coal expansion is gaining momentum. We now have an exciting opportunity to take on coal from one end of the global coal chain to the other. On November 10th our friends in India are mobilising thousands of people, across 25 states, in dozens of actions to push India to a future beyond coal.

Their challenge is massive — there is a staggering 455 coal-fuelled power plants in the pipeline for India.  As the 350.org India coordinator, Chaitanya Kumar put it, “what we now need in India is a dramatic shift in policy that puts sustainable and clean energy access as a priority. To make this a reality, we need to build momentum for strong political action that can move India beyond coal.”

On November 10th, hundreds of locals will be converging at India’s Mundra port — where Adani plans to import coal from Australia to fuel their polluting new power plants. It is part of a growing campaign to pressure the Adani Group to stop coal expansion, and we can help build that pressure, from the other side of the supply chain, here in Australia.

Sign the letter to Australian Environment Minister, Tony Burke, calling on him to stop the mega-coal ports at Abbot Point and Dudgeon Point.

It is a massive challenge and Australia has a key role to play. Indian companies GVK and Adani are proposing a series of mega-mines in Australia’s Galilee Basin to fuel their coal power expansion plans. GVK just got approval for the controversial “Alpha Coal Project” that includes a massive new coal terminal right in the middle in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.  Adani Group has plans to build what would be by far Australia’s biggest coal mine, along with another massive coal export terminal at Abbot Point and nearby Dudgeon Point.

Apart from the impacts on the Great Barrier Reef, these projects are a catastrophe for the climate. It is a global problem and it requires a global response.

This is the new frontier of campaigning that we’ll be stepping into in the coming months, as we take on the fossil fuel industry around the entire globe, and from one end of the coal chain to the other. Our efforts in Australia play an incredibly important role. Add your name today:

http://act.350.org/go/2329?t=3&akid=2380.607926.mPUNhX

Onwards we go!

Blair Palese for 350.org Australia

P.S. — This action is the first step of the campaign against mega-coal. We’ll be in touch with updates and next steps soon. Also, We want to extend a huge thanks to everyone who provided feedback to our last email blast with ideas – they’re shaping our next steps.