We recently welcomed Dr Linda Selvey into the fold here at Greenpeace as our new CEO.
Linda comes to Greenpeace Australia Pacific after a long career as a medical doctor, cancer researcher and public health advocate. For more than 12 years, she held senior management positions in Queensland Health, including Executive Director, Population Health Queensland. […]
It is difficult to imagine the Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) getting much worse than it already was. It is an appalling piece of legislation that, if passed, will allow the ongoing expansion of Australia’s most polluting industries whilst giving the illusion that the Government is taking action on climate change. It passed through […]
An international team of Greenpeace activists have set up the ‘Climate Defenders’ Camp’ on the Indonesian island of Sumatra where deforestation is causing climate disaster.
Rainforest and peatland destruction in Indonesia emits huge quantities of CO2 and has driven it to become the world’s third largest climate polluter. The peatland in this area alone stores […]
In the final week of negotiations before the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, it is clear that the talks are at a serious impasse. The main stumbling block is the near total lack of ambition by rich countries.
The science is clear that we need developed countries to commit to reduce emissions by 40% or more […]
Walk Against Warming (WAW) is coming up on December 12. A fun family day with a serious message, this year’s march on climate change comes at a crucial time. It will coincide with the middle of climate treaty negotiations in Copenhagen and an International Day of Action that will see people across the world take […]
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The global climate talks are hotting up. This week, negotiators are meeting in Barcelona for the last week of discussions before the Copenhagen meeting in December.
There is a lot at stake. Arguably it is the future of the planet. Some countries are literally fighting for their survival while other countries are fighting to defend the […]
Get ready for it: the New South Wales (NSW) Government is set to massively expand the state’s coal power industry. In fact, it’s proposing the biggest expansion for 30 years. Not only is it planning to refurbish and expand two existing polluting dinosaurs (Munmorah and Eraring pwer stations in the Hunter region), it is going […]
The WA Premier Colin Barnett has said he wants to see genetically engineered (GE) canola produced in Western Australia. It is hard to see why when there is no market in the world that wants it.
Last week Greenpeace launched the 2010 Truefood Guide. It rates over a thousand of Australia’s top food and beverage brands […]
The world’s first major documentary about the devastating impacts of overfishing, The End of the Line, is about to screen Sydney. This gripping film has been described as the “Inconvenient Truth” of the oceans. It lifts the lid on the avoidable crisis facing the oceans that is driven by humanity’s love for seafood.
The night will […]
Today we saw the appalling revelation in the Age newspaper that Exergen (the company that wants to start up a brown coal export industry in Victoria while the world tries to forge an international agreement to cut greenhouse pollution) paid for Premier John Brumby’s time just before a crucial cabinet meeting was held to decide […]