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:
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.
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.
SYDNEY, April 7, 2020 - Alarming new data confirming that the Vales Point Power Station has reported an almost three-fold increase in PM 2.5 pollution represents a significant risk to the respiratory health of Central Coast communities and the entire Greater Sydney region.
SYDNEY, April 7, 2020 - Coal-fired climate change has caused the Great Barrier Reef to bleach for the third time in five years, with the latest attack devastating already struggling corals from far North Queensland to the southern Reef.
SYDNEY, April 8 2020 - Marginal increases in air pollution are linked to a significant increase in the Covid-19 death rate, according to new analysis from Harvard University released today. [1]
SYDNEY, May 6 2020 - Federal Resource Minister Keith Pitt’s rebuke of banks for ending their coal investments is out of touch with business, energy experts and the world-renowned economists who have urged Australian governments to plan for a renewables-led recovery.
SYDNEY, May 6 2020 - The Queensland Government’s decision to sacrifice thousands of square kilometres of land to mining and gift millions of taxpayer dollars to climate-wrecking coal and gas miners, is at odds with the best economic advice, urging Australia to strive for a clean energy-led recovery.
SYDNEY, May 13, 2020 - A new Greenpeace investigation has revealed that as Australia burned during the Black Summer bushfires, News Corp’s reporting drove a viral misinformation campaign to protect the fossil fuel industry, while over 100 million tonnes of new coal extraction was approved by Federal and State governments.
SYDNEY, July 10 2020 - Greenpeace welcomes the NSW Government’s $79 million commitment to set up a renewable energy zone in New England, creating over 3,000 jobs and eventually providing enough power for more than 3 million homes.