The Blog

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.

Caroline shares her experience as a Green Guardian.

Your annual ecology lesson. Learn about the wonders of the iron-shelled sea snails that dwell in volcanic ocean regions.

Read about the efforts of the Greenpeace International campaign seeking to establish global ocean sanctuaries.

Having helped Australia switch to renewables, hear about how we're going to work toward electric vehicles next!

Reflect on one of Greenpeace's historical victories in establishing a United Nations ban on driftnet fishing.

The celebrated Australian author shares some insightful stories about the environment.

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 West Shelf. 

The Safeguard Mechanism was introduced in 2016 by the Tony Abbot government. It applies to Australia’s biggest polluters - largely gas, coal, mining and manufacturing - and was supposed to stop climate change by limiting the amount of dirty greenhouse gasses they pump out.