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Queensland defying expert advice by ignoring clean energy, waiving rules and fees for polluting coal, gas companies
SYDNEY, May 6 2020 – The Queensland Government’s decision to sacrifice thousands of square kilometres of land to mining and gift millions of taxpayer dollars to climate-wrecking coal and gas miners, is at odds with the best economic advice, urging Australia to strive for a clean energy-led recovery.This morning, Queensland Mines Minister Anthony Lynham announced…
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Out of touch, Resources Minister Keith Pitt lashes banks turning away from coal for clean energy
SYDNEY, May 6 2020 – Federal Resource Minister Keith Pitt’s rebuke of banks for ending their coal investments is out of touch with business, energy experts and the world-renowned economists who have urged Australian governments to plan for a renewables-led recovery. Mr Pitt’s remarks come a day after Westpac announced it would end new loans to…
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Government digs excuses for more oil & gas out from under COVID
SYDNEY, 17 April 2020 – Oil companies would be allowed to hold on to oil drilling rights that they would normally lose, according to an announcement made today by Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt.In a move reminiscent of the Western Australian suspension of the “use it or lose it” rule for…
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Fashion photographer turns lens to bushfire disaster in moving collaboration with Greenpeace
SYDNEY, April 14, 2020 – Renowned Sydney music and fashion photographer Cybele Malinowski has turned her lens to the frontlines of climate crisis on the NSW South Coast in a moving video released today in collaboration with Greenpeace.The video is a haunting and meditative piece on the lived reality of Australia’s bushfire crisis, and features…
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Air pollution linked to higher Covid-19 death rate, new study reveals
SYDNEY, April 8 2020 – Marginal increases in air pollution are linked to a significant increase in the Covid-19 death rate, according to new analysis from Harvard University released today. [1]The study, conducted in the United States, found an increase of only 1 μg/m3 in PM2.5 is associated with a 15 percent increase in the…
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Crisis stricken Vanuatu hit by climate-fuelled Tropical Cyclone Harold
SYDNEY, April 6, 2020 – As the world scrambles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Tropical Cyclone Harold has struck Vanuatu, with the devastation providing an unwelcome reminder that climate change remains the biggest threat facing the Pacific.Earlier today the cyclone made landfall on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu’s largest island, bringing torrential rain and…
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Toxic air pollution almost triples at one of Australia’s oldest and dirtiest power stations
SYDNEY, April 7, 2020 – Alarming new data confirming that the Vales Point Power Station has reported an almost three-fold increase in PM 2.5 pollution represents a significant risk to the respiratory health of Central Coast communities and the entire Greater Sydney region.The power station’s operator, Delta Electricity, reported a 281 percent increase in PM2.5…
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NSW & Federal Governments strip back koala protection despite bushfire devastation
SYDNEY, Saturday 4 April 2020 – The Federal Government has walked away from its responsibility to protect nationally listed threatened species like the koala, in a new bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and the State of NSW today.The agreement sees the Federal Government abandon its responsibility to protect threatened species and ecological communities that cross…
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‘No gas, no cash’. Taylor threatens states in the middle of Covid-19 crisis
SYDNEY, March 27, 2020 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific condemns Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s threat to hold states under siege from the Covid-19 crisis to ransom over climate-wrecking fossil fuels.In a media release published today, Mr Taylor said “no gas, no cash” unless state governments fast-track approval of fossil gas projects despite Australia being the world’s…
