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Press release – 7 September, 2015Port Moresby, 8 September 2015: The Abbott government is failing its Pacific neighbours and embarrassing itself internationally over its fossil fuel-driven, isolationist stance on climate change, the CEO of Greenpeace Australia Pacific, David Ritter, said today.Pacific leaders yesterday published the Suva Declaration containing a call for a global moratorium on…
Press release – 19 August, 2015Sydney, 20 August, 2015: For immediate release The Federal and Queensland governments’ decision to push ahead with dredging the sea floor in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area for a coal port expansion at Abbot Point illustrates why they can’t be trusted with the environment or environment laws.The environmental…
Press release – 16 August, 2015Sydney, 17 August 2015: Greenpeace have today said the Abbott government needs to stop trying to silence environment groups while mining companies are permitted to get away with tax minimisation.Revelations aired on Channel Seven Sunday Night demonstrate that fossil fuel mining companies are among those flouting the tax laws and…
Press release – 10 August, 2015A major UK bank has announced today it is pulling out of one of the world’s most controversial coal developments following an international campaign by Greenpeace and other organisations.UK-based international bank Standard Chartered has become the second financial institution in just a few days to walk away from the proposed…
Press release – 10 August, 2015The Abbott government’s abysmal post-2020 greenhouse emissions reduction target is a blow to ordinary Australians, and shows how national policy has become tainted by fossil fuel industry interests, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today."It is too little too late from the Abbott Government," said Nikola Casule, climate and energy campaigner at…
Press release – 5 August, 2015Sydney, August 5, 2015 – The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s decision to walk away from the proposed Carmichael mega coal mine in Queensland is the right choice, environmentally and financially, Greenpeace said today.Australia’s biggest bank has abandoned the Adani coal mine project in the Galilee basin, as reported in Fairfax…
Press release – 4 August, 2015Sydney, 5 August, 2015 – Environment Minister Greg Hunt should seize a landmark opportunity to permanently ditch plans for the Carmichael mine in Queensland after the Federal Court overturned the mine’s approval today, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said.“With the court overturning Carmichael’s consent, Mr. Hunt has a second chance to do…
Press release – 2 August, 2015August 3, 2015: Media reports that Indian company Adani has stood down the majority of its workers in Queensland is yet another clear sign the Carmichael coal mine project is going nowhere, Greenpeace said today.Fairfax media has reported that Adani has begun sacking about 90 engineers, safety officers and other…
Press release – 21 July, 2015Brisbane – July 22, Greenpeace has called on the Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt to revoke the mining licence for the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland, in the wake of the announcement that the developer, mining company Adani, has stood down two more key contractors."Two major contractors for the Carmichael…
Press release – 13 July, 2015Sydney, Tuesday 14 July 2015: Greenpeace has called for an investigation into fossil fuel companies that may be using millions of dollars in tax write-offs to fund political campaigns.Big fossil fuel companies can write off as ‘business expenses’ the millions which are used to fund bodies like the Minerals Council of…
