Queensland Climate Movement

A string of protests erupted across the country in angry response to the Federal Government’s announcement on Monday that Australia would only cut its greenhouse gas emissions by between 5 and 15% by 2020. Rudd’s office was the target in Queensland, with successive actions over three days attempting to amplify the pressure on the Prime Minister to fulfil his election promise for leadership on climate change.

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This workshop provided a critical and robust perspective on the possibilities and limits of so-called clean coal technology. An excerpt from a paper on the issues of geosequestration is provided here to stimulate further discussion.

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This workshop was to inform and obtain feedback from participants about the proposed Coal Communities Listening tour being conducted in November, 2008, through southern and central Queensland, as an attempt to build awareness, understanding, and relations between Queensland climate campaigners and residents and workers in Queensland’s coal communities.

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This workshop considered the current, required and desired legislation and policy on climate change in Queensland. Specifically, it focused on: the current policies in place or are being developed, what might be needed, and the role can the Queensland Climate Movement play in the design, development and delivery of climate change policy.

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This workshop discussed the history of direct action against coal in Queensland, the future opportunities and the strategic issues around the use of peaceful direct action as part of the broader movement’s response to the issues of climate change. This workshop was facilitated by Six Degrees.

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