University forced to dump coal conference over planned climate blockade

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The University of Wollongong will no longer host a controversial coal conference following threats of mass climate protests.

The University of Wollongong has withdrawn from hosting a long-running coal conference amid concerns over planned climate protests.Climate Activists had planned to blockade the conference and hold large disruptive protestsThe Coal Operators Conference had been hosted by UOW's mining engineering faculty since 1998 and was scheduled to take place from February 12 to 14.

The university said it made the decision after considering the needs of the community at this time and adjusted its priorities accordingly. Climate activists had planned to blockade the event, and say the announcement is a strong indicator that the community supports tougher action on climate change. "It's a win for the climate movement," said Martin Cubby, organiser for the Illawarra Climate Justice Alliance .

"The university holding a conference about how to extract more coal and make more profits from the coal industry should be unacceptable in this town."

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