We call on the Australian Government to stop approving new coal and gas mines and expansions of existing projects. Climate science is unequivocal: continued fossil fuel extraction and emissions are driving global warming and intensifying climate disasters. Every new mine locks in further pollution and threatens a liveable future.
Australia's continued fossil fuel expansion undermines our Paris Agreement commitments to limit global warming. Without much faster emissions reductions, we risk failing to meet our 2030 and 2035 climate targets and our responsibility to future generations.
For young Australians, the consequences mean more extreme heat, devastating bushfires, floods, droughts, rising seas and damaged ecosystems. Young people deserve a future defined by opportunity, security and hope, not a climate crisis made worse by political inaction. Australia must listen to the science, end fossil fuel expansion and put future generations first.