All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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National Battery Strategy Submission | Greenpeace Australia Pacific
The use of energy by households and businesses is the largest source of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Australia, and the world, must rapidly reduce emissions from energy consumption to ensure a safe climate future. As Australia increases its reliance on renewable energy, and electrified machines, demand for batteries will increase. The electrification of everything is…
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Huge Fuel Savings If Car Pollution Standards Legislated: Greenpeace AP
Modelling released today shows local residents will benefit from hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel savings over 10 years, should the Federal Government implement strong pollution standards later this year.The Federal Government is currently working to develop a policy that puts limits on the amount of carbon pollution cars sold in Australia can emit.…
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Why is it important to recycle plastic?
Why is it important to recycle plastic? Get your head around this: nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists today. And it’s probably all in there. Ugh. It’s pretty easy to hate on plastics. According to Clean Up Australia, these resource-hungry polymers: Require fossil fuels in their production, and emit gases like methane…
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First Stop For Parli Friends Of Electric Vehicles? Strong Fuel Efficiency Standards
Ahead of the climate-critical Fuel Efficiency Standards debate, Greenpeace Australia Pacific today welcomed the establishment of a Parliamentary Friends of Electric Vehicles Group. “The establishment of the Parliamentary Friends group is great to see and couldn’t be more timely,” Greenpeace Australia Pacific campaigner Lindsay Soutar said today.
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Media Briefing: Fuel Efficiency Standard
Accelerating Australia’s Clean Energy Transition This important climate decision will make all the difference when it comes to urgently bringing more affordable electric vehicles into Australia is crucial if Australia is to meet its climate targets.
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Greenpeace AP To Toyota Shareholders: Vote 1 For Climate Action
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has today urged Toyota shareholders to vote in favour of a resolution urging it to improve disclosure of its lobbying on climate change.At Toyota Motor Corporation’s most recent shareholder meeting, institutional investors filed a shareholder resolution proposing a change to the company’s articles of incorporation, requiring it to disclose its climate change-related…
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10 of the Most Stunning Natural Environments on Planet Earth
The natural world is truly awe-inspiring. We’ve rounded up some of the world’s most beautiful natural environments. Documentation of landcover of Southern Papua.|||Photo by Alin Meceanu on Unsplash|Photo by jean wimmerlin on Unsplash|© Paul Hilton / Greenpeace||||© Greenpeace|© Mitja Kobal / Greenpeace There are so many beautiful places all over the globe to celebrate, and…
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No Surprises As Toyota Ranks Last On EV ‘Strategic Vision’
Car importer Toyota being ranked last on “Strategic Vision” for electric vehicles (EVs) should come as no surprise to Australian policymakers, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.The 2022 Global Automaker Ranking report from the International Council on Clean Transportation rates how the world’s largest auto companies stack up in the transition to electric vehicles. Evaluated across a range…
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The Fresh Air People! Woolies Commits To Electric Delivery Fleet By 2030
Supermarket giant Woolworths has become the first grocery chain in Australia to announce a shift to a 100% electric delivery fleet by 2030 - a step that Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed as major progress towards renewable-powered cities. Today’s announcement will see Woolies phase out more than 3,000 internal combustion engine vehicles in its fleet,…
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James Price Point and the fight to protect the Kimberley from new gas
With birthing grounds of the largest Humpback Whale population, corals and fish to match the Great Barrier Reef, the Kimberley is like nowhere else on Earth. Despite its international significance it’s still not safe from the fossil fuel industry. ||Oil and gas exploration well pad encroaching on the King Sound mangrove system © Damian Kelly|‘Protect…