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Greenpeace finds nuclear waste headed to Australia classified as high-level waste by France
Press release – 1 December, 2015Sydney, 2 December 2015 – Nuclear waste returning to Australia this weekend by ship from France has been classified as high-level waste by French authorities, contradicting Australia’s claims over its radioactivity, a Greenpeace report has found.Greenpeace’s investigation also found the waste still contains quantities of plutonium – highly toxic even…
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Labor’s emissions target a step in the right direction, more needs to be done
Press release – 26 November, 2015Sydney, 27 November 2015 – Greenpeace has welcomed Labor leader Bill Shorten’s promise to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050 is a good first step, but says more needs to be done.Dominique Rowe, the Head of Campaigns for Greenpeace…
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Greenpeace calls for investigation into top Australian coal companies over climate risk
Press release – 18 November, 2015Sydney, 19 November 2015 – Greenpeace International is calling for an Australian government investigation into coal companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange after finding most of them have not disclosed the risks to their business over climate change.Marina Lou, Legal Advisor for Greenpeace International, said research into the Australian…
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Greenpeace blasts senate recommendation to amend environmental protection law
Press release – 17 November, 2015Sydney, 18 November 2015 – The Turnbull government is wrecking its fledgling environmental credentials by continuing to support changes to Australia’s environmental legislation, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.“Greenpeace is deeply disappointed over reports that a senate inquiry has recommended changes to Australia’s key environmental legislation, which will seriously undermine community…
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Greenpeace says Australia courting nuclear disasters with permanent dump
Press release – 12 November, 2015Sydney, 13 November 2015 – Creating a permanent nuclear waste dump will invite a toxic nuclear legacy that Australians will have to deal with for generations, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.Reacting to the government’s shortlist of six proposed permanent nuclear sites spread in New South Wales, South Australia, the Northern…
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Powershop wins greenest energy supplier again in 2015 Green Electricity Guide
Press release – 12 November, 2015Sydney, 13 November 2015 – Powershop and Diamond Energy were ranked as Australia’s greenest energy suppliers for the second year running in the country’s only independent and unbiased ranking of household electricity suppliers.The 2015 Green Electricity Guide by Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Total Environment Centre provides a state-by-state ranking…
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Greenpeace mourns deaths of Richard and Carolyn Green
Press release – 9 November, 2015Sydney, 10 November 2015 – Greenpeace today mourns the deaths of passionate environmentalists and artists, Richard and Carolyn Green, and their friend, notable documentary filmmaker John Davis, who were killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday.“We are profoundly shocked and saddened by news of their deaths. Richard and Carolyn made…
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2015 is on course to see the largest fall in coal consumption in history
Press release – 9 November, 2015Berlin, 9 November 2015 – A groundbreaking report by Greenpeace International shows that global coal consumption is heading for the biggest decline in history.Key findings from an analysis of coal consumption in 2015 compared to 2014 shows: – Global coal consumption fell 2.3 – 4.6% in the first nine months…
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Greenpeace gifts a surfboard to Mike Baird in call to drop harmful hooked shark deterrents
Press release – 9 November, 2015Sydney, 10 November 2015 – Greenpeace activists today delivered a surfboard to NSW Premier Mike Baird covered with more than 25,000 signatures asking him to rule out shark deterrents that hook and kill marine life such as turtles and dolphins.The surfboard petition calls on Premier Baird to rule out the…
