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New government data reveals AGL as Australia’s biggest climate polluter
New government data released today has revealed that energy giant AGL is Australia’s biggest domestic contributor to climate change, emitting a whopping 42.2 million tonnes of carbon emissions in the year 2019-2020.The data confirms that AGL is responsible for 24.6% of electricity sector emissions and 8% of Australia’s total emissions, which primarily comes from the…
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You can’t beat the renewable thing: Coca-cola Amatil makes 100% clean energy switch
One of the world’s best-known brands is making the switch to 100% clean energy, with Coca-Cola Amatil announcing today it will power all of its Australian operations by renewable electricity by 2025.
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New Greenpeace data reveals the grim toll of Sydney’s air pollution
New data compiled by Greenpeace reveals that toxic air pollution is continuing to kill Australians, including 110 avoidable deaths in the Sydney region alone since the start of this year.Analysis of IQAir data from a live Cost Estimator also found that air pollution in Sydney cost the city’s economy approximately $3.5bn AUD in 2020 as…
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Facebook bans news websites at the height of the COVID and climate crisis
Yesterday the social media leviathan Facebook carried out its threat and banned all Australian news websites. More than half of all Australians get their news from social media. The ABC, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, SBS News, all our trusted news services have been silenced. But it’s not just the news that has been…
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Finding Hope: Samoa
If you were faced with the threat of the disappearance of your nation, what would you do? Rt. Hon. Enele Sopoaga Foreword to Te Mana o te Moana: the State of the Climate in the Pacific 2020 Finding Hope: Samoa follows the journey of Joe Moeono-Kolio, Head of Pacific, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, on his fight…
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Ley’s proposed laws “a kick in the guts” for nature
SYDNEY, Feb 12 2021 – Environment Minister Sussan Ley’s proposed Interim National Environmental Standards to replace Australia’s current environmental laws ignore the advice of the independent review and would serve to weaken already inadequate environment protections.“Graeme Samuel’s review found that Australia’s current environmental protection laws were inadequate and proposed concrete measures to help protect wildlife…
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New data shows how coal is polluting Australian communities and making people sick
New data released today that shows the extent to which coal-burning power stations are polluting Australian communities and harming the environment and human health has been welcomed by Greenpeace Australia Pacific. The Coal Impacts Index, launched today by Australia Beyond Coal Alliance, of which Greenpeace is a founding member, is the first time that pollution…
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Greenpeace welcomes NT ban on seabed mining
SYDNEY, Friday 5 February 2021 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the Northern Territory government’s ban on seabed mining, calling it a win for our oceans and for common sense.A moratorium on mining activities in the sea and coastal waters of the Territory is due to expire on 5 March 2021, and will now be…
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NSW IPC rejects coal miner’s bid to poison Sydney’s drinking water catchment
SYDNEY, Feb 5 2021 – Greenpeace welcomes the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) decision to reject South32’s bid to expand its Dendrobium coal mine into the Avon and Cordeaux reservoirs. [1]The IPC knocked back the bid saying the mine would have risked “long term irreversible damage to the water catchment”. “The Independent Planning…
