Renewable Energy Transition Rebellion
Matt Golding
In May the Australia Institute think tank reported that 2022–23 subsidies to fossil fuel producers from federal and state governments had totalled $11.1 billion. Matt Golding re-imagines an incident on Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge in March in which three Extinction Rebellion protestors blocked traffic with a rented truck, then climbed the bridge and lit a flare. The protestors, who were seeking to raise awareness of the need for immediate action on climate change, were met with a hostile response from some commuters, angered by the two-hour disruption to their morning.
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