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AGL alleges intellectual property infringement against Greenpeace
It was a big day for climate action, folks! Yesterday, on the 2nd of June, the AGL v Greenpeace court case commenced in the Federal Court in Sydney.
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Greenpeace defends AGL lawsuit by relying on freedom of speech safeguards
Greenpeace Australia Pacific faced down coal company AGL Energy in the Federal Court yesterday in a landmark intellectual property case which saw Greenpeace rely on the freedom of speech safeguard in the Copyright Act known as “fair dealing”.AGL alleges that Greenpeace breached its intellectual property rights by using versions of the AGL logo in a…
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Media briefing: AGL v. Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Greenpeace Australia Pacific and AGL will face off in the Federal Court in Sydney on 2 June 2021 in a landmark case that could determine the ability of charities, comedians and others, to use corporate logos for the purpose of satire, parody and criticism.
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Queensland explosion and blackouts prove that coal power is dangerous and unreliable
SYDNEY, May 25, 2021 – The explosion at the Callide coal burning power station and widespread power outages across Queensland provide more proof that coal power is dangerous and has no place in a modern energy system.Earlier this afternoon Police and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services were called to the Callide Power Station at Biloela…
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How staying connected is trashing the climate – and what we can do about it
Millennials like me know all too well that the three scariest things are 1% battery, no wifi signal, and of course the looming climate crisis. That’s why we’re all making sure our phones are fully charged for the School Strike 4 Climate (and praying we don’t overload the CBD cell towers). Photo by Tatianna on…
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What now? Here are 10 ways to practice meaningful climate activism after the Climate Strike!
By Olivia Nankivell Millions of people around the world are striking from school or work to demand urgent measures to stop the climate crisis.||||People hold up large paper panels saying “Stop illegal Fishing! Protect the Oceans” at Haeundae beach besides a large sand whale. South Korea was listed on the preliminary list of IUU (Illegal,…
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MAJOR GLOBAL ENERGY REPORT: AUSTRALIA CAN’T GET TO NET-ZERO UNLESS AGL GETS OUT OF COAL
18 May 2021, Melbourne: A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) mapping out a global pathway to net-zero emissions has confirmed that Australia cannot effectively get to net-zero emissions by 2050 unless AGL, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, closes its coal-burning power stations by 2030.The report, Net-Zero by 2050, a roadmap for the global…
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Coal generators bleeding money as renewables, rooftop solar push prices down
SYDNEY, May 17 2021 – Revenue for the operators of coal burning power stations has plunged by $5.4 billion as coal use continues to decline, providing further impetus for AGL, which burns more coal than any other company in Australia, to bring forward its coal closure timeline. [1]Australia’s use of coal power set a record…
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Greenpeace response to Federal Budget
SYDNEY, Tuesday 11 May 2021 – In response to the Treasurer’s Federal Budget speech, the below comments are attributable to Dr Nikola Čašule, Head of Research & Investigations at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.“In this budget, the Coalition Government is putting on a show of taking action on the symptoms of climate change, without doing anything to…
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Date set for landmark AGL v Greenpeace copyright court showdown
SYDNEY, May 11, 2021 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific and AGL will face off in the Federal Court in Sydney on 2 June 2021 in a landmark case that could determine the ability of charities to use corporate logos for the purpose of satire, parody and criticism.At a directions hearing in the Federal Court today, a…
