No coal mining in the Southern Highlands sign seen outside a house In Berrima NSW. Battle for Berrima

No coal mining in the Southern Highlands sign seen outside a house In Berrima NSW in November 2017. Battle for Berrima

A coal barge and the Chatrium hotel towers on and by the Chao Praya River in Bangkok, Thailand

A coal barge and the Chatrium hotel towers on and by the Chao Praya River in Bangkok, Thailand in June 2016

Crew of a coal barge on the Chao Praya River in Bangkok, Thailand

Crew of a coal barge on the Chao Praya River in Bangkok, Thailand in June 2016

An old house in Berrima, NSW. Also a sign on the fence, Water, not Hume coal. Battle for Berrima

An old house in Berrima, NSW in February 2016. Also a sign on the fence, Water, not Hume coal. Battle for Berrima

Vote earth kick the coal habit poster in Sydney

Vote earth kick the coal habit poster in Sydney in September 2013

The charcoal seller

Man selling charcoal on Hee Dan street in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

No new coal

A poster protesting against any planned privatisation of electricity supplies in NSW, using the slogan no new coal, photographed in Sydney in November 2009

Mystic mountains

Beautiful Ha Long Bay in Vietnam photographed in March 2008. It was misty and cold, which helps add to the islands' mystique. If you click on the image, you will see that the barge is freighting coal, so much for world heritage pristineness!