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Global study shows climate change a huge factor in Black Summer bushfires
SYDNEY, March 5 2020 – Climate change is driving longer, hotter, more severe bushfire seasons in Australia, groundbreaking international research from World Weather Attribution published today shows.The report, an attribution analysis to assess the role of climate change in the 2019-20 bushfires in Australia, has also found the risk of dangerous fire conditions has been…
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Greenpeace welcomes Telstra as first off the block to 100% renewable energy
SYDNEY, March 4 2020 – Telstra has become the first Australian telecommunications company to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2025 in an announcement made this afternoon.The announcement by CEO Andrew Penn details Telstra’s commitments to become carbon neutral from this year, enabling 100% renewable energy by 2025, and reducing absolute emissions 50% by 2030,…
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Technology roadmap going in the wrong direction
SYDNEY, 28 February 2020 – In response to talking points circulated regarding the Federal Government’s Technology Roadmap released this morning, Dr Nikola Casule, Head of Research and Investigations at Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“Images of koalas burned alive are still so fresh in our minds, yet the Federal Government just keeps kicking the climate can down…
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Greenpeace welcomes win for the environment as Equinor pulls out of Bight oil project
SYDNEY, 25 February 2020 – Norwegian oil company Equinor has today announced it will abandon plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight because it is “not commercially competitive”.“This is an incredible win for people power and nature – after years of relentless campaigning by coastal communities, Indigenous traditional owners, surfers, the seafood industry, tourism…
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‘Dear Scotty’: Australian celebrities, bushfire survivors urge PM Morrison to cut carbon pollution and prevent another tragedy
SYDNEY, Feb 24 2020 – A swathe of Australian actors, musicians, athletes and bushfire survivors are urging the prime minister to sever ties with the coal industry and embrace clean energy to ease the climate crisis and prevent a repeat of this summer’s unprecedented bushfires. Over the past six months Australians have felt the devastation that…
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Labor targets net-zero emissions by 2050, highlighting Morrison Government’s refusal to adopt a climate policy
SYDNEY, Feb 21 2020 – The Morrison Government’s climate policy void has again been called out as Labor announced a policy of net-zero emissions by 2050. However, immediate and sharp emissions reduction are required to prevent a repeat of this summer’s unprecedented bushfires.Labor Leader Anthony Albanese made the announcement during a speech at the PerCapita…
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Report blows the lid off Liddell’s $300 million publicly funded bill
SYDNEY, February 10 2020 – A leaked report has revealed NSW’s oldest and least reliable coal-burning power station, built almost a half-century ago, will cost hundreds of millions of dollars in public money to keep open, and will threaten grid reliability in the process.The report obtained by Sky News also found that AGL does not…
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Steggall’s bill a welcome change for climate
SYDNEY, 10 February 2020 – Independent member for Warringah Zali Steggall has today introduced a Climate Change Bill, arguing stronger action on climate change is “a matter of conscience”.“While koalas are burning alive, and fires still threaten families all over Australia, it’s a welcome change to see actual climate legislation brought to the table in…
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Greenpeace supporters rally at BlackRock’s German HQ to demand world’s largest investment manager stops funding Siemens and Adani
SYDNEY, Feb 4 2020 – Greenpeace supporters gathered at the Frankfurt headquarters of global investment firm BlackRock overnight, calling on the company to stop financing climate change through its coal investments.BlackRock is the majority shareholder in Siemens, which is providing rail signalling infrastructure for Adani’s climate-destroying Carmichael coal mine in Northern Queensland. [1] “Australia’s coal-fired…
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Greenpeace response to Morrison/NSW major energy deal
In response to the Morrison government striking a major energy deal with the NSW government, Dr Nikola Casule, Head of Research and Investigations at Greenpeace Australia Pacific said: While we welcome the Berejiklian Government’s commitment to transmission upgrades which will be a vital part of transitioning NSW to renewable energy, today’s announcement of more fossil…
