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What Happens here affects us all
Climate change doesn’t discriminate and it knows no borders. Carbon emissions in Europe are causing sea levels to rise and submerging low-lying islands thousands of kilometres away. That’s why Pacific Island Represent has taken a detour from Bonn in Germany, to Oslo in Norway, to bear witness at the historic The People vs Arctic Oil…
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7 Things you Need to Know About Commbank’s Decision to Move Away from Coal!
#1 Commbank have ruled out new coal projects After eight months of pressure from over 100,000 people around the country, Commbank Chairperson Catherine Livingstone said in her opening speech: “our coal funding is comparatively small and has been trending down for some time. We expect that trend to continue over time.” View image on Twitter…
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Stop Trashing Australia!
Join the war on plastic waste to protect our oceans and health.
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Four Beautiful Places Threatened by Climate Change
People v. Arctic Oil , our court case agains the Norwegian Government, is happening right now! Although the court case is focusing on oil drilling in the Arctic, it’s so important to realise that this legal battle will make waves all around the world. Why? Because when it comes to climate change ‘what happens in…
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MAKE SMTHNG WEEK – Join the Upcycle Revolution!
MAKE SMTHNG Week is about taking action for a better world. From 2-10 December, at the start of the holiday shopping season, we want to invite you to make something with us. In cities around the world, makers are demonstrating online how we can unite to create unique alternatives to buying something new. #makesmthing ! We are calling all…
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The 8 Women to Watch as the World Talks Climate Change
Women are on the front-lines of climate change, from rising seas to extreme weather. We’re also leading the charge at global climate talks and rallying people power to protect our planet. Some of us are at the helm of business, government or civil society organisations. Together, we can bring an end to fossil fuels and…
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Merkel deadlock on climate action at Pacific COP
Bonn, Germany – 13 November 2017 – Developed countries must break a deadlock at the UN climate talks in Bonn and discuss their pre-2020 climate actions, starting with COP host…
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NAB fossil fuel investments
November 13, 2017: One of Australia’s Big Four banks has announced that it will review its support for fossil fuels and diversified miners that do not have a strategy to…
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ING Bank on the hook for climate pollution
Amsterdam, 14 November 2017: Today, a climate complaint against ING filed by Greenpeace Netherlands, Oxfam, BankTrack and Milieudefensie for violating OECD guidelines, was accepted by a Dutch representative of the…
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Pacific neighbours climate change compensation’
Bonn, November 12, 2017 – Australia picked up a second Fossil of the Day award on day six of COP23 for seeking to twist, water down and delete references to…
