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Marshall Islands deliver a moral call to arms to high-polluting nations
September 24, 2018: Greenpeace Australia Pacific congratulates the people of the Marshall Islands and their President, Dr Hilda Heine, on continuing to demonstrate moral leadership on the greatest challenge of our time – climate change.Overnight Heine announced the island nation’s strategy to reach net zero emissions by 2050 – in the process becoming only the…
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Are your friends ready to vote in the Wentworth by-election?
There’s only a few days left to make sure people are ready to vote in the Wentworth by-election. Can you remind your friends, family and colleagues in the area to check their enrolment details so they can vote for climate action on 24 October? SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER Not…
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How I Woke Up To The Plastic Pollution Problem
A couple years ago, I had the pleasure of teaching a young couple to dive in Thailand on one of my favorite reefs. Weather conditions were perfect, with mild currents and excellent visibility of the stunning topography and bright, vivid corals. Even through the regulator, I could see the smiles on my students’ faces. |…
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Wings of Paradise: Drawing attention to rainforest destruction
After ravaging the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, the palm oil industry has reached the final frontier, Papua, home to these Birds of Paradise. Both the birds and the forest could be lost if we allow these companies to continue. That’s why street artists and volunteers from all over the world, from Melbourne to Taipei…
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Get your hand off it, PM! Share this video!
Watch the inspiring Parliament House protest below, then click to share it with your friends on Facebook, or Twitter! SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER Not on social media? Email this link to a friend! >> https://act.gp/2CXQIRI After two weeks of political turmoil and Government infighting that led to yet…
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Get Your Hand Off It! A message to PM Morrison on his first day.
This week we took a trip to Canberra to send an unmissable message to PM Scott Morrison and the coalition on their first day back in parliament. |Greenpeace Australia Pacific climbers have taken to the flagpoles outside the Parliament House in Canberra to send a message to new Prime Minister Scott Morrison as he returns…
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Victoria’s investment in renewables a positive step forward but more ambition needed for the planet and prices
SYDNEY, Sept 11, 2018 – The Andrews’ Government support of renewables will lead to the creation of four new wind farms and two solar installations across the state, creating jobs in construction and maintenance while reducing emissions and power prices.This morning Premier Daniel Andrews announced the projects, under the Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET), would…
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‘Get your hand off it Prime Minister’: Greenpeace send message to new PM to drop his coal-loving ways
September, 10, 2018: Greenpeace Australia Pacific climbers have taken to the flagpoles outside Parliament House to send a message to new Prime Minister Scott Morrison as he returns for the first day in parliament since taking over as leader of the country.The climbers unfurled a banner depicting the now infamous time Morrison brought a lacquered…
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Good job on Boe Declaration, now show us the policies to make it real
September 6, 2018: Foreign Minister, Marise Payne’s, signing onto the Boe Declaration at the Pacific Island forum in Nauru is a welcome step but Australia must now back this gesture with deeds by introducing policies that rapidly reduce emissions.Australia joined leaders from across the Pacific earlier today by signing onto the declaration that identifies climate…