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The passing of Steve Sawyer: Greenpeace IED 1988 – 1993
Steve Sawyer passed on 31 July, 2019 shortly after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He was the Senior Policy Advisor at the Global Wind Energy Council. For over 10 years as the organisation’s General Secretary, Steve tirelessly represented the wind industry and worked to convince governments to adopt wind as the solution to growing…
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Australia’s Extinction Crisis
Greenpeace volunteer Tanmay Bhakta on Australia’s extinction crisis |||||| We live in a unique country. Australia has some of the most intriguing and fascinating species on the planet. Due to our geographic isolation, we have an enormous amount of species that are found nowhere else on Earth. Today, however, many of our beloved native species…
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Climate emergency vote fails but this is just the start for Brisbane
Brisbane’s climate emergency declaration vote has fallen short today. It’s a disappointing result, but with a second vote all but certain, now is the time to lift our game.
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Statement of Support for the Union Movement
Profound structural change is already underway in Australia. The country is going through a poorly planned energy transition due to failures in government policy. Neither energy generators or the workers who rely on these sectors have the certainty they need. Inaction by the federal government has resulted in investment uncertainty and hence inconsistent growth in…
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The water came from everywhere but the sky
Brisbane City Council is about to vote on whether to declare a climate emergency: a powerful first step to building a future free of disasters like the 2011 floods in Brisbane. Local Break Free Action Group member Jo Owen shares her story and explains why this one matters so much. ||| From droughts to flooding…
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Melbourne City joins the global fight by declaring a climate emergency
In a big win for Melbourne, Australia and the entire global community, Melbourne City Councillor Cathy Oke has announced that the Future Melbourne Committee will declare a climate and biodiversity emergency. || This committee, which oversees the implementation of council strategies across a range of portfolio areas, including Environment, voted emotionally and unanimously to support…
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The climate emergency revolution is underway!
From Kingborough in Tassie, to Wagga Wagga, to Sydney, Paris, London and New York: the wave of councils, towns and cities declaring climate emergencies is growing by the day. ||| While our federal government drags its feet on climate action, ordinary people are stepping up. Since the election, we’ve seen a surge of people from…
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Proposed Great Australian Bight audit fails on multiple fronts
SYDNEY, 2 July 2019. The Federal Government has decided that the adequacy of regulation surrounding offshore drilling will be ‘out of scope’ of an audit to be carried out on Norwegian oil giant Equinor’s plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight, a document released yesterday revealed. The audit of the National Offshore…
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Greenpeace response to NOPSEMA Equinor Environmental plan decision point
In response to the news that NOPSEMA have tonight requested further information from Norwegian mining company regarding it’s plans for drilling in the Great Australian Bight within a sixty day timeframe, Jamie Hanson, Greenpeace Australia Pacific Deputy Program Director & Head of Campaigns, said:SYDNEY, June 27: NOPSEMA have today sent Equinor’s Environmental Plan back to…
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Courage in the face of a crisis
Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney, has just declared a climate emergency in a bold demonstration of leadership. In doing so, Sydney has become the latest of 24 Australian local governments and territories representing over 2.5 million people to have formally acknowledged the climate emergency. ||| As Mayor Moore’s declaration has shown, we can’t sit…
