Australia

Residents of the town of Collinsville, west of Bowen, have just finished a two day blockade of the train line that is used for transporting coal from the Bowen Basin to the Abbot Point coal terminal in North Queensland, Australia. The residents are angry about a proposed increase in rail traffic and the adverse health impacts on residents from the increase in vibrations and coal dust emissions, and the problem of delays for emergency vehicles in a town bisected by the rail line.

ALP policy on climate change action has been strongly criticised by environment and climate action groups with protests at Julia Gillard's climate change policy launch in Brisbane, and protests at Julia Gillard's Werribee electoral office and her Melbourne Treasury Place office.

Related: Climate activists lock on at Gillard's office to protest pathetic ALP policy | Photos at Treasury Place protest

Newcastle, Sun Mar 28, 2010: Climate activists from Rising Tide blocked entry to the world's largest coal port on Newcastle Harbour, north of Sydney. The 'People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port' put together a motley protest fleet of 60 rafts, kayaks and boats including a 70 foot yacht. Over 350 people attended the protest according to Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon. Carbon dioxide emissions from coal is a major contributor of climate change. Photos on Flickr | More photos

Round the world protests against coal mining, export and power generation are growing with actions in the Czech Republic, Scotland and Australia occurring on March 22.

FOOD PRICES MORE AT RISK FROM CLIMATE THAN CPRS
The impact of extreme weather events on food prices dwarf the modest increases expected
under the proposed CPRS or even more ambitious emissions trading schemes, The Climate
Institute briefing paper Food Prices and Emissions Trading released today shows.

South east Australia has just sizzled through another heatwave. Of course it is just weather which has a natural variability. One weather event can't be pinned down as the result of climate change. Climate change is about trends and averages. And the trend is its getting warmer, we're sizzling.

In December Kate Jones, the Queensland Climate Change Minister, stated "Queenslanders are by

Christmas Elves and Farmers delivered 2 sacks of coal and 300 Christmas Cards from Brisbane residents to Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh on the 21st December protesting further coal mining expansion in nature refuges and farmland.

Greenpeace today unveiled a message for Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd: a banner on the iconic Sydney Opera House saying: "Stop the Politics - Climate Treaty Now". Five Greenpeace activists scaled one of the sails of the Opera House to do the banner drop.

24 year old Leah from Tuvalu addressed the Melbourne Walk Against Warming Climate Rally detailing some of the effects of climate change being felt now and calling for an ambitious, fair and legally binding climate treaty from the Copenhagen Climate Conference. According to news reports an estimated 40,000 people took part in the Melbourne march and 90,000 around Australia. See report on Australia Indymedia | Photos Melbourne Rally

Video : Engagemedia (5:58) or Youtube (4:15), Tuvalu at Copenhagen: 'The Fate Of My Country Rests In Your Hands'| Tuvalu makes a Stand | Tuvalu Climate Adaption Issues