Fossil Fuels

The Abbott government’s latest move isn’t just an attack on renewable energy - it’s an attack on Australians around the country.

I'm scared of heights – tall buildings, cliff tops and lifts. Glass lifts really get my blood pumping. Even the thought of it makes me nervous. But I'm fine with aeroplanes and helicopters, which kind of sounds a bit contradictory.

When Tony Abbott said coal was good for humanity, I’m sure he didn’t expect to be attending its funeral in a few years time.

Official data from China shows coal use continuing to fall precipitously – bringing carbon dioxide emissions down with it.

Scientists made it clear that we have an important choice to make - we can have the Reef, or we can have coal, but we can’t have both.

If you’ve been reading newspapers, listening to the Abbott Government, or paying attention to mining companies lately - you’d be forgiven for thinking the Carmichael megamine project is ready to bring thousands of jobs and tens of billions of dollars to Australia. Sadly, you couldn't be further from the truth. Here's our coal industry fact check.

Blog post by Andreas Widlund on board the Polar Pioneer My name is Andreas Widlund. I am 27 years old, and I grew up in Umeå in the Northern part of Sweden. As you read this, I will have boarded Shell’s oil rig, Polar Pioneer, that is on the way to the Arctic to drill for oil. We are an international climbing team of six, who are the middle of the Pacific Ocean to send a clear message on behalf of many more. But before I go deeper into why, I would like to tell you how I got here.

Blog post by Zoe Buckley Lennox - On board the Esperanza - Follow @zoevirginia  Before I head off, I want to share with you my reasons for climbing up a 100-meter high oil rig, perched on the back of a cargo ship, swaying in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Just so we’re all on the same page.

Blogpost by Isadora Wronski - Climate Campaigner at Greenpeace Nordic Climate science has made it clear that Arctic oil needs to stay in the ground if we want to avoid the worst impacts from global climate change. We know it and we also know that Shell knows it too.