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How to write a submission
Share your voice in the NSW Bushfire Inquiry Here are a few tips and tricks for writing a submission for a government inquiry ||||||| In the wake of this summer’s devastating bushfires, the NSW Government has launched an inquiry. The inquiry will investigate the underlying causes that made the fires so severe and so intense. Just…
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‘No gas, no cash’. Taylor threatens states in the middle of Covid-19 crisis
SYDNEY, March 27, 2020 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific condemns Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s threat to hold states under siege from the Covid-19 crisis to ransom over climate-wrecking fossil fuels.In a media release published today, Mr Taylor said “no gas, no cash” unless state governments fast-track approval of fossil gas projects despite Australia being the world’s…
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Why we HAVE to make the stimulus sustainable
A conversation starter This Covid-19 stimulus must be delivered in such a way as to keep as many people as possible healthy, safe, and certain of their future – that means safeguarding our planet as well. |Wizard Power is the company commercialising the “Big Dish” solar thermal technology that has been developed at the Australian…
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11 ways to stay connected and fight the coronavirus
The new coronavirus, COVID-19, has many of us glued to the news, concerned for loved ones, and adapting our lives to deal with the changes the pandemic is having on our homes, schools, and work-places. It’s pretty tough. Young people demonstrate against climate change to ask the political and business class to take urgent action.…
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NSW emissions reduction roadmap a promising start but more ambition needed
Greenpeace recognises the measures outlined by NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent by 2030 as a step in the right direction, although far steeper cuts are needed in the wake of the recent bushfire crisis.The NSW 2030 plan, unveiled this morning, will create 2400 jobs and reduce power…
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Global study shows climate change a huge factor in Black Summer bushfires
SYDNEY, March 5 2020 – Climate change is driving longer, hotter, more severe bushfire seasons in Australia, groundbreaking international research from World Weather Attribution published today shows.The report, an attribution analysis to assess the role of climate change in the 2019-20 bushfires in Australia, has also found the risk of dangerous fire conditions has been…
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Greenpeace welcomes Telstra as first off the block to 100% renewable energy
SYDNEY, March 4 2020 – Telstra has become the first Australian telecommunications company to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2025 in an announcement made this afternoon.The announcement by CEO Andrew Penn details Telstra’s commitments to become carbon neutral from this year, enabling 100% renewable energy by 2025, and reducing absolute emissions 50% by 2030,…
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Technology roadmap going in the wrong direction
SYDNEY, 28 February 2020 – In response to talking points circulated regarding the Federal Government’s Technology Roadmap released this morning, Dr Nikola Casule, Head of Research and Investigations at Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“Images of koalas burned alive are still so fresh in our minds, yet the Federal Government just keeps kicking the climate can down…
