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Greenpeace calls for better Australian car emissions standards after VW scandal
Press release – 7 October, 2015Sydney, 08 October 2015 – The Volkswagen car pollution scandal is exposing weaknesses in Australia’s vehicle emissions regulations, which must be more stringent to protect the environment and people’s health and safety, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.“The latest revelation that the polluting Volkswagen diesel cars are being sold in Australia…
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Greenpeace calls for transparency on Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
Press release – 5 October, 2015Sydney, 6 October 2015 – Responding to this morning’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement announcement, Emma Gibson, Head of Program for Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“We are not opposed to freeing up international trade, but we are concerned that without proper transparency, the TPP may lead to worse social and environmental outcomes.…
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Taiwan faces EU sanctions over illegal fishing
Press release – 1 October, 2015Sydney, 2 October 2015 – A European warning to Taiwan for failing to manage its fleet’s fishing activities in the Pacific and other oceans and curb illegal fishing is a welcome step forward in the protection of fish stocks plundered by distant water fishing fleet, including Taiwanese fishing vessels, Greenpeace…
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Pacific nations skirt transshipment ban calls
Press release – 30 September, 2015Palau, 30 September 2015 – Pacific nations meeting on fish stock protection failed to make headway on the scourge of pirate fishing after discussions foundered over a ban on vessels transferring their catch to other ships at sea, Greenpeace said today.The meeting of a committee of the Western and Central…
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Labor set to roll for miners on Qland water reforms
Press release – 29 September, 2015Brisbane, 30 September 2015 – Greenpeace is questioning the Queensland Labor Government’s commitment to protecting the Reef after documents revealed they may allow laws that give mining companies unrestricted and unscrutinised access to underground water in the Reef catchment.“These water reforms have the sole purpose of allowing big miners unfettered…
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Greenpeace calls for overhaul of Pacific fishing practices after Nauru transshipment ban
Press release – 16 September, 2015Sydney, September 17 2015 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called for a region-wide ban on the transshipment of fish catches following Nauru’s announcement today that it would no longer allow the practice in its waters.The Government of the Nauru issued the ban on transshipping in its waters outside its port,…
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A new opportunity to tackle climate change
Press release – 14 September, 2015Sydney, September 15 2015 – Malcolm Turnbull’s appointment as Australia’s prime minister is a welcome opportunity to undo the retrograde climate change and environmental policies of the past few years, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s CEO, David Ritter, said today.“Mr. Turnbull has repeatedly endorsed climate change science and has a deep understanding…
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Greenpeace calls for investigation into illegal fishing by Taiwanese ship
Press release – 10 September, 2015Port Moresby, September 11 2015 – Greenpeace is urging Pacific nations to investigate and capture the Taiwanese-flagged ship that illegally caught tuna and 75 kilograms of shark fins, which the state’s Taiwan Fisheries Agency (TFA) had failed to ensure had permission to fish.“We are still tracking the Shuen De Ching…
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Australia inciting Pacific instability with climate change stance
Press release – 10 September, 2015Sydney, September 11 2015 – Australia and New Zealand are abandoning their neighbours and contributing to a growing humanitarian crisis through their blocking and inaction on climate change, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s CEO, David Ritter, said today."Australia and New Zealand have shown themselves to be the worst of neighbours with their…
