NEW YORK CITY, 17 September 2022 - Pacific activists and students, joined by New York climate activists and Indigenous representatives, held a climate justice flotilla on Saturday sailing past the UN HQ and the Statue of Liberty with banners calling on countries to vote yes to the Vanuatu-led bid for an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change at the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has condemned the “unacceptable” climate and environmental impacts listed in Woodside’s final Environmental Impact Statement for its Browse gas field, saying that it confirms why this toxic offshore drilling project must not go ahead.
SYDNEY, 13 September 2022 - Reports that AGL, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, is on the verge of appointing former gambling executive Paula Dwyer as its new Chairman shows AGL believes that if it’s broken, don’t try and fix it, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific welcomes the passage of the Albanese Government’s Climate Bill through the Senate as a first step that must be followed by urgent practical action to tackle the climate crisis.
SYDNEY, Sept 8 2022 - A Greenpeace East Asia report ranking global car makers on their environmental credentials has placed Australia’s top-selling carmaker Toyota at the back of the pack.
SYDNEY, 31 August 2022: New Australian emissions data for the March quarter reveals climate pollution rose by 1.5 per cent, largely driven by transport which Greenpeace Australia Pacific says shows the need for a revved up commitment to fuel efficiency standards.
SYDNEY, Aug 30 2022: Gas company Woodside’s temporary profit high is underscored by mounting climate risk, as environmental and market pressure grows around the company’s controversial Burrup Hub gas project, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
SYDNEY, Aug 24 2022 - Woodside has broken ground on a second LNG train at its Pluto gas processing facility on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia but the company’s plans are far from on track, with Woodside facing two legal challenges and still lacking crucial environmental approvals, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says.
Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen’s announcement today committing to developing Australia’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy has been welcomed by Greenpeace Australia Pacific as a plan to get Australia’s clean transport transition out of the slow lane - and acceleration is needed.
