All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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Green Guardians: Whale watching
A Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Mother and Calf swim near Ningaloo Reef, Australia. The Western Australian coastline is a migration route for the Western Australian humpback whale population. Humpback whales undertake a consistent annual migration from high latitude Antarctic feeding grounds to low latitude breeding grounds.| Whale watching, by Glenn Barry, Green Guardian Ambassador &…
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Call For Industry To Step Up As Australia’s Largest-Ever EV Fleet Charging Project Announced
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called on businesses to accelerate their ambition on electric fleets following news of $12 million in funding from ARENA to launch the country’s largest-ever EV fleet charging project.“Greenpeace Australia Pacific welcomes the announcement today from Minister Bowen and ARENA of an additional $12 million funding towards Australia’s largest electric vehicle charging…
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‘The Right Decision’: Commitment To Rejoin Green Climate Fund Cautiously Welcomed
In response to the announcement that Australia will rejoin the Green Climate Fund broadcast on RN Breakfast this morning, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Pacific Advisor and Community Engagement Manager, Shiva Gounden: “We cautiously welcome the announcement that the Australian government is listening to the vocal calls of Pacific nations…
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Five fascinating facts about the unique wildlife that calls Ningaloo home
Welcome to megafauna highway and the longest-fringing coral reef in the world, Ningaloo Reef. Home to some of the most interesting wildlife in our oceans, this World Animal Day, let’s take a dive in and take a closer look at some of fascinating species that calls this place home: Whale shark seen during Greenpeace Rainbow…
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Elle Lawless – Senior Nature Campaigner
Elle Lawless is Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Senior Nature Campaigner, with several years’ experience campaigning for ecological and climate justice nationally. Growing up in regional NSW gave Elle a deep connection to nature and a drive to protect it. She has led successful campaigns with The Wilderness Society and as Director of the Conservation Council ACT…
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Greenpeace AP Welcomes WA Climate Change Bill, Warns Against Gas Expansion
Following the publication by the WA government of the Climate Change Bill Explanatory paper, Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the news but warned Woodside’s Burrup Hub will undermine and delay the state’s bright future as a renewable energy superpower. “Greenpeace Australia Pacific welcomes the WA Government’s plan to legislate a net zero emissions by 2050…
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REPORT: 30×30 From Global Ocean Treaty to Protection at Sea
This report offers clear routes to action to get across the finishing line and help the oceans thrive again.
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Greenpeace AP Calls On Federal Labor For Independent Assessment Of Woodside’s WA Fossil Fuel Project
Greenpeace Australia Pacific is today calling for Federal Government intervention, following explosive claims aired by the ABC that senior members of the Western Australian government lobbied to change the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)’s climate change rules. With Australia’s biggest fossil fuel decision currently before the WA EPA, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the…
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Coal Extension Would See NSW Labor Accelerating Climate Crisis
In response to the Minns Labor Government announcing it will engage with Origin Energy on the possibility of using public money to prop up the ageing Eraring coal power station beyond its 2025 closure date, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific Chief Executive Officer David Ritter: “Propping up an old polluting…
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“This Mine Will Outlive Us”
In response to the Albanese Labor government's decision to extend the Gregory Crinum coal mine to 2073, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific Head of Advocacy Dr Susie Byers: “I was born in 1982. This coal mine will outlive me and many other people in Australia, and risks trashing Labor’s credibility…