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EV Myths Busted
The Truth About Electric Vehicles ? Have you noticed that electric vehicles are not just hitting the roads faster than ever, but misinformation about them is also spreading like wildfire? | We understand that there is a lot of confusion and myths around EVs, which is why we have decided to make a video series…
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Happy Planetine’s Day! Here are five ways to say ‘I love you’ to our planet today and everyday
Love is in the air! And whether your love language is words of affirmation, acts of service, gifts, quality time, or physical touch, there is a way for everyone to say a quick ‘love ya’ to the planet this Valentine’s Day. Aerial view of primary forest near the river Digul in southern Papua.|Greenpeace activists in…
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Submit your comment to help stop Woodside’s climate destruction
Now’s our chance to challenge Woodside’s 50-year gas extension We just heard that Tanya Plibersek, the federal Environment Minister, is reviewing Woodside’s bid to extend its dirty gas processing facility to 2070. That means we have until 24 November to flood the environment department with public comments on the dangerous climate impacts of Woodside’s North…
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Campaign Recap: Australia’s Greatest Liability
For Evergreen 2022 This year we’ve been taking on Australian energy giant, AGL. Read on to hear about Greenpeace’s role in pressuring AGL to close their dirty, coal-fired power stations. Action at AGL HQ in Melbourne to condemn their Climate Pollution. 28 March 2022.|Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists hold action at AGL’s office headquarters in Melbourne,…
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Communities again paying the price for Morrison’s failure to act on climate warnings
The floods that inundated Australia’s east coast over recent weeks have taken 20 lives, destroyed and damaged thousands of homes and are already estimated to cost the country up to $5 billion. Australia has always experienced damaging climate impacts such as droughts, bushfires and floods. But climate change is making the severity and frequency of…
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AGL, take note — the future of energy in Australia is 100% renewable, clean and affordable!
Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists in front of the Federal Courts of Australia. With huge potential to generate solar and wind energy, there’s no doubt Australia can become a renewable energy superpower. By phasing out coal, oil and gas, and ramping up wind, solar, hydro output and battery storage capacity — Australia’s energy grid will become…
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What now? Here are 10 ways to practice meaningful climate activism after the Climate Strike!
By Olivia Nankivell Millions of people around the world are striking from school or work to demand urgent measures to stop the climate crisis.||||People hold up large paper panels saying “Stop illegal Fishing! Protect the Oceans” at Haeundae beach besides a large sand whale. South Korea was listed on the preliminary list of IUU (Illegal,…
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It’s time to ditch coal – and we’re taking the message to coal-power giant AGL
Mining and burning coal is the biggest driver of dangerous climate change in Australia, and across the world. UN secretary-general António Guterres has called for the cancellation of all proposed coal projects to end the world’s “deadly addiction” to coal. In his address at the Powering Past Coal Alliance summit, Guterres emphasised the importance of phasing…
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Heaps Better Episode 1: How can we be better planet savers?
How can we start saving the planet – right here, right now? And how do we even figure out what to focus on? We’ve found experts and activists who can tell us what works best, and put your questions to them. We begin to make sense of this climate mess with help from climate scientist Sarah…
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Heaps Better Episode 3: How can we stop funding the climate crisis?
How can we stop funding the climate crisis? We hit up Munira Chowdhury, a Market Forces analyst, to learn how we can easily divest from dirty power and invest in the clean energy future ⚡ It’s so easy that Ash switched her super while we were working on the episode. Boom. Done. We’ll also learn how…