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Bowen Shifts Australia’s EV Transition Into Gear And Now We Need To Hit The Accelerator
Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen’s announcement today committing to developing Australia’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy has been welcomed by Greenpeace Australia Pacific as a plan to get Australia’s clean transport transition out of the slow lane - and acceleration is needed. Minister Bowen made the announcement at the landmark National EV Summit…
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AGL’s Lame Duck Leadership Must Go As Dead Weight Of Coal Sees Profits Plunge
SYDNEY, Aug 19 2022 - The failed leadership team at troubled energy company AGL must expedite their exit and step away from the strategic review currently underway, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. This morning AGL reported that its annual profit had sunk by 58 per cent to $225 million, the composition of the board remains unchanged…
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Greenpeace Activists In Germany Protest Troubled Uniper Over Woodside Gas Support
Overnight Greenpeace activists in Dusseldorf protested against German energy giant Uniper’s plans to buy gas from Woodside Energy’s controversial Scarborough project in Western Australia. The protest, which saw activists playing recordings of whale songs and holding up signs reading “UNIPER: Choose whales not Woodside!”, took place on the day Uniper published its interim report detailing…
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“No New Gas”: Greenpeace Activists In Germany Block Pipeline Shipments Bound For Woodside’s Destructive WA Gas Project
Greenpeace activists at the German port of Brake have blocked a ship carrying pipelines slated to be delivered to Western Australia for use in Woodside Energy’s Scarborough offshore gas project and painted the words “no new gas” on the side of the vessel. Around 20 activists blocked the freighter Emma Oldendorff, which was carrying pipes…
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Passage Of Climate Bill A First Step But Australia Must Rule Out New Coal And Gas
The lower house passage of Labor’s climate bill marks an early win for climate action but must be accompanied by a commitment to ruling out any new coal and gas projects, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO David Ritter said the strengthening of Labor’s signature policy was a positive first step but the…
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Climate Bill Must Build In Stronger Climate Action
Labor’s Climate Bill, to be debated in Parliament today, is a starting point but must build in capacity for much stronger emissions reduction efforts to ensure a safer climate future, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Introducing the Climate Bill yesterday Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen reinforced his government’s commitment to reach 82% renewable energy by…
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Greenpeace Australia Pacific Statement On Emissions Reduction Targets
The following statement can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific Program Director, Kate Smolski “In order to help prevent further climate catastrophe in Australia, our region, and around the world, legislating a climate target is important, but just a first step. Bringing Australia’s 2030 climate target into law today could lay a foundation for stronger…
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Greenpeace Appeals EPA Recommendation To Allow Woodside To Blow Australia’s Carbon Budget, Pollute Into 2070s
Greenpeace Australia Pacific is appealing the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) decision to extend the life of Woodside North West Shelf gas processing facility on the grounds that the EPA has failed to properly consider the climate and environment impacts of extending the gas facility for a further 50 Western Australia’s Environment Minister, Reece…
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Five-Yearly Report Reveals Australia’s Environment ‘Crumbling Rapidly’ And Lays Down Marker For Radical Action
The poor and rapidly deteriorating health of Australia’s environment outlined in the five-yearly State of the Environment report lays down a marker for radical and urgent action to change the course and save our precious environment and way of life, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. The report - which was completed in December but delayed under…
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Pacific Leaders’ Endorsement For ICJ Advisory Opinion Bid Must Spur Global Groundswell
The support from Pacific leaders for an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is welcomed and must begin a global groundswell of support ahead of the UN General Assembly in September, The Civil Society Alliance Supporting an Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Climate Change (CSO…
