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Five-Yearly Report Reveals Australia’s Environment ‘Crumbling Rapidly’ And Lays Down Marker For Radical Action
The poor and rapidly deteriorating health of Australia’s environment outlined in the five-yearly State of the Environment report lays down a marker for radical and urgent action to change the course and save our precious environment and way of life, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. The report - which was completed in December but delayed under…
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Demanding Climate Justice for the Pacific
Taking the world’s biggest issue to the world’s highest court – the International Court of Justice! Matavai Pacific Cultural Arts activist holds a sign asking Pacific governments to “Vote YES for Climate Justice” as the Vanuatu Government and civil society organisations seek an advisory opinion at the International Court of Justice. |Fiji Sun This week…
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ACT Gear Change To Phase Out New Fossil Fuel-Powered Vehicles From 2035 Must Pave Way For Other States
The move to phase out new fossil fuel-powered vehicles in the ACT from 2035 paves the road for other states and territories to follow and brings Australia more into line with where the rest of the world is heading, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said. The territory’s phase out - which is the first of its kind…
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Pacific Leaders’ Endorsement For ICJ Advisory Opinion Bid Must Spur Global Groundswell
The support from Pacific leaders for an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is welcomed and must begin a global groundswell of support ahead of the UN General Assembly in September, The Civil Society Alliance Supporting an Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Climate Change (CSO…
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Putting Australia’s 2030 Climate Target Into Law An Important First Step, But The Albanese Government Must Increase Climate Ambition
“Labor’s move to enshrine its 43% emissions reduction by 2030 in legislation is an important first step in tackling Australia’s climate pollution, but it’s important to remember that it is just that - a first step. In order to ensure a safer climate, Labor needs to vastly increase its climate ambition, which includes stopping dangerous…
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Pacific Youth Hold Flotilla Calling On Leaders To Endorse Climate Justice At Pif
Young Pacific activists and students, alongside Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Amnesty International, and others held a major flotilla calling on world leaders to support climate justice by endorsing the campaign for an advisory opinion on the human rights impacts of climate change at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) kicks…
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Australian And NZ Invitation For Co-Hosted COP With Pacific Must Be Matched By Support For ICJ Advisory Opinion Bid
The invitation from Australia and New Zealand for Pacific Island nations to be part of a joint bid to host a future UN climate summit is welcomed, but firm commitments are required, including backing the Vanuatu government-led campaign for an ICJ advisory opinion on the human rights impacts of climate change says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
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Campaign against Woodside goes global as Greenpeace takes aim at German gas customer
Greenpeace Germany has joined forces with Greenpeace Australia Pacific to take aim at energy company RWE, one of the only major customers earmarked by Woodside for its controversial Scarborough gas project, with activists protesting at RWE’s German offices slamming the risk to Australian marine wildlife posed by Woodside’s aggressive gas expansion plans.
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REPORT: Moby Sick: The Costs of Woodside’s Burrup Hub for Whales
Woodside Energy plans to build the ‘Burrup Hub’ within the known habitat of several threatened and migratory whale species in north west Australian waters.
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Labor’s Tax Cuts Will Make EVs More Affordable – But Now The Key Is To Unlock Supply
Labor’s introduction of tax cuts to bring down the cost of electric vehicles is a welcome acceleration of Australia’s electric vehicle transition but clean car standards will be crucial to unlocking supply, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Federal Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is introducing changes today that will see import duties lifted from…