The Blog

It’s been a tough couple of weeks. With the confronting findings of the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the crisis in Ukraine, floods on one side of the country, and record-breaking heat on the other, it’s understandable if you’ve been feeling a little stressed or sad. 

The Safeguard Mechanism was introduced in 2016 by the Tony Abbot government. Now it's being re-vamped – but we still need to make it tougher on big polluters like Woodside.

It’s been a busy January for Woodside, the company behind what would be Australia’s largest-ever fossil fuel project

Ningaloo Reef is among UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, and one of only three located in Western Australia. This classification itself highlights the importance of Ningaloo Reef in sustaining the planet’s ecosystem. But let’s take a dive into some of the natural wonders of this reef.

There are 12 species of birds and 3 species of mammals unique to this area (endemic). The province is home to 7,380 plant taxa, with almost half (3,620) endemic to the area!

Woodside are attempting to prioritise profits over our planet, with their Scarborough gas mining project. Greenpeace Asia Pacific are supporting the Conservation Council of Western Australia’s fight against the most climate-polluting project ever proposed in Australia.

Gillian is one of those supporters who has gone the extra mile and volunteered for Greenpeace during her newfound freetime.

In celebrating 50 years of Greenpeace, we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate the lives of some amazing women who were involved in Greenpeace’s first campaign trip to Alaska in protest of U.S. nuclear weapons testing.

This year commemorates the 50th anniversary of Greenpeace International. To celebrate half a century of fighting to protect the planet, we’re looking back on the legacy of Greenpeace’s most iconic ships - The Rainbow Warriors.

The solutions to climate change will come from the bottom-up - from the community-owned solutions of the margins and from the Global South.