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Australia must commit to net-zero by 2040 or risk catastrophic damage to the Pacific: Greenpeace report
SYDNEY, Dec 3 2020 – Australia’s inadequate climate policies could see the world heat by almost four degrees by 2100 but the worst can be avoided for parts of the Pacific if Australia and other major emitters adopt a net-zero emissions by 2040 target, according to a new report by Greenpeace.Under current policies, the world…
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Tasmania proves 100% renewable is 100% doable
SYDNEY, November 27 2020 – In response to Tasmania officially reaching 100% renewable energy, Greenpeace spokesperson Nelli Stevenson said:“This epic milestone achieved in Tasmania proves that 100% renewable is 100% doable. “States and territories are surging ahead in the renewable energy race, leaving the Federal Government more and more isolated in its inaction on climate…
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Replacing Liddell with renewables cheaper and less polluting than fossil gas: RepuTex
SYDNEY, Nov 27 2020 – The cheapest and lowest emissions option to replace the Liddell coal-burning power station in the New South Wales Hunter Valley is clean energy backed up by storage, according to a new report by energy analytics firm RepuTex.The report, commissioned by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, shows that replacing the ageing and unreliable…
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Fortescue sees the light: Miner unveils plan to produce five times the current capacity of Australian energy market with renewables
SYDNEY, Nov 11 2020 – Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has announced plans to become a global clean energy giant by targeting 235GW of renewable energy production each year.The announcement was delivered earlier today by Fortescue CEO Andrew Forrest, who appeared via videolink at the Perth-based company’s Annual General Meeting. “With Australia’s major trading…
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The Fresh Energy People: shoppers applaud Woolworths’ commitment to 100% renewable electricity by 2025
SYDNEY, Nov 11 2020: Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket chain and the country’s sixth largest electricity user, has made the latest move in the retail race to renewables, announcing that it will commit to source 100% of its electricity from new-build wind and solar by 2025.The announcement today, which gives Woolworths the energy edge on rival…
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Morrison Government should support Climate Change Bill in light of NSW, global developments
SYDNEY, Nov 9 2020 – This morning Independent MP’s Zali Steggall tabled the Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020 which targets net-zero emissions by 2050.Greenpeace Australia Pacific spokesperson Jonathan Moylan said the move highlighted the need for the Morrison Government to act when it comes to fighting…
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Roadmap to put NSW on the path to becoming a clean energy superpower
SYDNEY, Nov 9 2020 – Greenpeace welcomes the announcement of the New South Wales Government’s plan to help deliver regional jobs and more cheap and reliable renewable energy through the Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap.“This plan will help make New South Wales a renewable energy superpower, deliver jobs for regional communities and provide more cheap and reliable…
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Time for Coles to go all the way on energy: Greenpeace
SYDNEY, Thursday 5th November 2020 – Greenpeace is calling on Coles to commit to 100% renewable electricity by 2025 at the supermarket giant’s AGM held today.As the country’s 12th largest energy consumer with over 2500 stores around the country, pursuing a nation-wide transition to 100% renewable electricity would prevent over 1.5 million tonnes of carbon…
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Make polluters pay: Bushfire Royal Commission should have called for disaster levy on fossil fuel exports
SYDNEY, Oct 30 2020 – Greenpeace is calling for the country’s biggest polluters to pay for climate disasters like the 2019-20 bushfires, through a levy.A short time ago the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements published its final report, which failed to recommend that the fossil fuel industry whose operations fuel climate change should…
