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“The time is now”: new statement from WA enviro and union coalition calls on govt to charge up clean energy industry
A coalition of West Australian workers and environmental organisations have released a joint statement calling on the West Australian government to fast-track a suite of changes to bolster the home-grown green energy industry.
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‘Fundamentally flawed’: Australian climate case submission to ICJ undermines Pacific neighbours
THE HAGUE/SYDNEY, Tuesday 3 December 2024 — In response to Australia’s oral submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as part of a historic, Pacific-led climate justice case, the…
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Historic climate hearings begin as Pacific-led campaign reaches world’s highest court
THE HAGUE/SYDNEY, Monday 2 December 2024 — The historic Pacific-led campaign to take the world’s biggest problem of climate change to the world’s highest court reaches a pivotal moment today…
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Māori elders, Greenpeace disrupt AGM of Sydney mining company behind ‘zombie seabed mining project’
SYDNEY, Thursday 28 November 2024 – A Māori elder alongside Greenpeace activists has disrupted the annual general meeting of the Australian mining company Manuka Resources in Sydney, which is preparing…
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‘We will fight’: Bitter disappointment in Baku must catalyse action on the road to COP30 in Belem
BAKU, Sunday 24 November 2024 — The COP29 climate talks have ended in disappointment today, with the most climate-impacted countries exasperated by what is widely seen as a grossly inadequate finance commitment and failure to progress commitments on fossil fuel phase out.
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‘Final nail in the coffin’: No new coal announcement must be backed by end to exports
BAKU, Wednesday 20 November 2024 — In response to Minister Chris Bowen’s announcement from COP29 today that Australia will join the Call to Action for no new coal from the…
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‘A significant commitment’: Australia must now enshrine Loss and Damage in new finance package
BAKU, Tuesday 19 November 2024 — In response to Minister Chris Bowen’s announcement from COP29 today that Australia will contribute AUD$50m to the Loss and Damage Finance Facility, the following…
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‘Severe and potentially irreversible’: Thousands of Adele Island birds threatened by oil spill
PERTH, Monday 18 November 2024 — Conservationists in Western Australia are warning an ‘environmental catastrophe’ could be on the horizon for thousands of birds, including critically endangered species of the Adele Island off Broome, if Woodside’s Burrup Hub gas project is given the green light.
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Australia exporting climate destruction overseas, say Pacific leaders as Minister Bowen arrives for COP29 talks
BAKU, Monday 18 November 2024 — Pacific leaders have called on the Australian government to walk the talk on climate action and end new fossil fuel approvals, as Federal Climate…
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‘Talks must crank up’: Final days of COP29 must centre demands of most climate-impacted nations
BAKU, Monday 18 November 2024 — As the second week of the COP29 climate conference gets underway, Greenpeace Australia Pacific has urged Minister Chris Bowen to crank up negotiations and deliver an ambitious new finance package following a week of “mostly unhelpful” progress on climate policy.
