[1]Fossil Free Digest
February 11: Liv Tualau sits with activists atop flood prevention sandbags
placed on the steps of Australia’s Parliament. Photo: Joseph Sikulu

#CutAllTies: As politicians headed to work yesterday morning, 350
Australia activists shone a light on [ [link removed] ]the insidious influence of the
coal lobby over Parliament. Bushfire survivors and Pacific Climate
Warriors converged in Canberra, the capital, to create a “Trail of
Destruction” of burnt debris from Parliament House straight to the
Minerals Council office just 800 meters away.

Survivors lay bushfire wreckage using wheelbarrows. Photo: Joseph Sikulu

350 Australia is calling on the Minerals Council to step out of the way
and make room for Australia’s urgently needed transition to 100% renewable
energy. Their first target Rio Tinto is a powerful player in the coal
coalition, but one of the most vulnerable to international pressure. You
can urge Rio Tinto to leave the Minerals Council and sway others by
signing on to the global petition now.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition

Indigenous activist Samir Flores was murdered for fighting a fossil fuel
project in Mexico. People around the world came together in vigils for
Samir after his death. Photo: Gastivists, 2019

Climate Defenders: A new report spotlights 10 shocking cases of human
rights abuses among thousands by fossil fuel companies from around the
world. From the forced removal of communities in Turkey to make way for
coal; to restrictions on the right to protest in the United States; to
contamination of Indigenous waters in the Ecuadorian Amazon: fossil fuel
extraction endangers local people and their ways of life. [ [link removed] ]Find out more
– and [ [link removed] ]watch the featured video below to hear directly from Climate
Defenders about the resistance.

An activist outside MUFG’s Tokyo headquarters connects the bank’s coal
investments to devastating bushfires in Australia.

Moshi Moshi: Japan is rushing to [ [link removed] ]build out new coal at home – and 3 of
its biggest banks are set to fund hundreds more coal projects around the
world. An innovative [ [link removed] ]new campaign is helping people in Japan to get on
their phones and tell Japan’s big banks to stop funding coal, the world’s
dirtiest fossil fuel. You can [ [link removed] ]send a letter right now to demand
Japanese banks stop funding Vung Ang 2 coal plant in Vietnam.

Campaigners outside the Siemens AGM in Munich, with signs reading
“Australia is burning.” Photo: Campact!

Siemens fuels fires: German activists stole the headlines as technology
giant Siemens held its Annual General Meeting in Munich last week. Outside
the conference center and online, they demanded Siemens stop providing
signalling technology to the Adani mine’s railway. Indigenous leaders from
the Wangan and Jagalingou Family Council in Queensland spoke out about
Adani’s failure to properly consult traditional owners about the mine.
Siemens is still sticking with its plans: but the fight to Stop Adani
continues. [ [link removed] ]More

The Global Climate Strike on September 20, 2019 in New York City. Photo:
Shadia Fayne Wood

NYC fossil fuel ban: New Yorkers are celebrating as Mayor Bill de Blasio
announced [ [link removed] ]a monumental new ban on all new fossil fuel projects within
the city. This is the largest municipal ban announcement of its kind in
the world, building on a mounting global movement for a just transition
off fossil fuels. The ban is energizing the communities still hard at work
stopping dangerous projects like the Williams fracked gas pipeline.  

Inside Story

“As a Pacific Island woman… I urge the Australian government to
immediately cease its support for the fossil fuel industry.”

Jacynta Fuamatu, a Samoan artist and activist living in Australia,
explains how Pacific communities keep standing up in the face of
destruction from climate-induced disasters like the ones now hitting
Australia. The answer? Cut all ties with the fossil fuel industry.
[ [link removed] ]Read her powerful words

One to Watch

Climate Defenders on the frontlines of fossil fuel extraction are standing
up for their communities and our climate. Listen to their stories, and
stand with them by sharing on [ [link removed] ]this new 3-minute video.

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News from around the world.

 
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