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UN biodiversity target set to be missed by eight decades, Greenpeace warns
Cali, Colombia/Sydney, Monday 21 October 2024 – While governments begin talks at the UN Biodiversity COP16 in Cali, Colombia, a Greenpeace International report released today warns that at the current…
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Campaign win! McDonald’s commits to taking deforestation off the menu
After thousands of Aussies called out the fast food giant, McDonald’s has committed to only sourcing deforestation-free beef. But McDonald’s will only do this by 2030, 5 years later than…
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Solutions, not subsidies: IEA energy report sounds urgent call for faster fossil fuel transition
SYDNEY, Wednesday 16 October 2024 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called on the Australian government to heed the International Energy Agency’s warning that today’s emission reduction efforts are too slow,…
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Greenpeace slams Coalition’s ‘wild idea’ to pave the way for more gas
SYDNEY, Wednesday 16 October 2024 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has condemned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s election commitment to prolong the country’s use of fossil fuels by including gas in the…
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WA government passing the buck on climate responsibilities
PERTH, Tuesday 15 October 2024 — In response to the WA government’s decision to remove Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) from state environmental assessments tabled in parliament today, the following comments…
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Fossil fuel expansion threatens WA’s thriving tourism industry, Greenpeace warns
PERTH, Thursday 10 October 2024 — Western Australia has been celebrated at the world’s biggest tourism summit today in Perth, but Greenpeace warns fossil fuel expansion threatens the state’s iconic…
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“Not on the menu”: McDonald’s promises to end deforestation in supply chain by 2030
SYDNEY, Thursday 09 October 2024 — Fast food giant McDonald’s has announced it will source only deforestation-free products in its supply chain, a move welcomed by Greenpeace Australia Pacific but…
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Australian coal, oil and gas companies are making climate change worse
Australia is the world’s third largest fossil fuel exporter, after only Russia and the US. Though often ignored in political discussions, these exports make up a whopping 80% of Australia’s global pollution. And who is responsible for all of those greenhouse gas emissions? A handful of Australian oil and gas companies.
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Santos’ aggressive legal tactics designed to silence public interest groups
SYDNEY, Wednesday 9 October 2024 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has today warned about the growth of US-style corporate legal tactics aimed at silencing public interest groups.
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A hidden crisis: the potentially illegal destruction of Aussie forests
Australia is undergoing a sustained, mostly hidden deforestation crisis of a globally concerning scale. Recent research reveals that this destruction of our forests may not be compliant under national law.
