-
Statement on Angus Taylor attending coal mine reopening during bushfire emergency
With regards to Angus Taylor’s visit to the Tahmoor coal mine this morning, Jamie Hanson, Head of Campaigns at Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“Across the country, hundreds of people’s lives have been changed forever by these fires, in some of the most tragic possible circumstances. “The Morrison government’s misreading of the mood remains astonishing. We are…
-
Toxic air pollution set to soar as maps indicate fires in two coal mines
SYDNEY, 19 December – The Greater Sydney region is in serious danger of extremely toxic air pollution as crisis fire maps now place “burned areas” over two highly flammable coal mines this afternoon.The Gosper’s Mountain mega-fire has been approaching the Springvale coal mine for several days with current maps indicating fire completely surrounding it, and…
-
Equinor will never have Australia’s approval to drill the Great Australian Bight and should abandon its plans
SYDNEY, 18 December – The Australian national oil and petroleum safety regulator has today approved Norwegian oil giant Equinor’s plans to drill for oil in the extremely rough and deep waters of the Great Australian Bight, smack in the middle of a critical whale nursery.Today’s approval of Equinor’s environment plan for exploratory petroleum drilling in…
-
Statement on bushfires close to Springvale coal mine and Mt Piper coal power station
With regards to the bushfires nearing the Springvale coal mine and Mt Piper coal power station, the following comments are attributable to Jamie Hanson, Head of Campaigns at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.Overnight, the fire came dangerously close to Springvale coal mine and Mt Piper coal power station. If either of these catch fire they will likely…
-
Solar schooners: all major beer manufacturers in Australia now committed to 100% renewable energy
SYDNEY, 13 December – Asahi has become the final Australian major beer manufacturer to commit to 100% renewable electricity, joining Lion and Carlton & United Breweries, in an announcement made today on the beer giant’s website. Combined, the three major manufacturers make just about every iconic beer brand under the Australian sun: XXXX, Tooheys, Hahn,…
-
Cheers to 100% renewable brews as another beer giant switches to clean energy
SYDNEY, 13 December – Sun-powered schooners are on the horizon this summer as even more iconic Australian beer brands will soon be brewed by the sun, with Lion announcing a commitment to power its operations with 100% renewable electricity by 2025 yesterday.XXXX, Tooheys, Hahn, James Boags, James Squire, Little Creatures and more will all soon…
-
Taylor calls on other countries to reduce emissions with no plan of his own at COP25
MADRID, Dec 10, 2019 – Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor has ignored Australians suffering from bushfires and Pacific Islanders facing the obliteration of their homelands by refusing to outline a plan for Australia to honour the Paris Agreement.Overnight Taylor delivered his keynote speech at the UN climate conference COP25 in Madrid, where…
-
Pacific church leader tells Scott Morrison ‘each lump of coal is a nail in our coffins’
MADRID, Dec 9, 2019 – The General Secretary for the Pacific Conference of Churches has told Scott Morrison that the coal industry is killing the Pacific region. The General Secretary of the Pacific Council of Churches, Fijian clergyman and climate advocate Reverend James Bhagwan made the incendiary remarks on Day 8 of the COP25 climate conference…
-
‘If you don’t transition from coal, are you really part of the Pacific?’ Ex-Tuvalu PM Sopoaga asks at COP25
MADRID, Dec 7, 2019 – Former Tuvalu Prime Minister and climate champion Enele Sopoaga questioned whether countries that accept the reality of climate change but refuse to transition away from fossil fuels are really part of the Pacific.Mr Sopoaga made the remarks at an intergenerational dialogue event at the UN’s annual climate change conference, COP25…
-
Fiji among 10 nations most impacted by climate crisis in 2018 but all of Pacific faces devastation unless the world acts now
MADRID, Dec 5, 2019 – Climate change caused eight deaths and wiped $172 million from Fiji’s economy in 2018, according to a report by climate advocacy group Germanwatch.“It’s beyond doubt that climate change is exacerbating extreme weather events around the world but the impacts are particularly acute in the Pacific,” Nilesh Prakash, Head of Climate…
