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Greenpeace Leaves Gift For Woodside In Busy Perth Street
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has unveiled a large-scale, custom painted mural in Perth, a gift from the community for fossil fuel giant Woodside. Greenpeace commissioned the 200m2 mural on Saint Georges Terrace, Perth, just 1.5 kilometres from Woodside’s headquarters.
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The Fresh Air People! Woolies Commits To Electric Delivery Fleet By 2030
Supermarket giant Woolworths has become the first grocery chain in Australia to announce a shift to a 100% electric delivery fleet by 2030 - a step that Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed as major progress towards renewable-powered cities. Today’s announcement will see Woolies phase out more than 3,000 internal combustion engine vehicles in its fleet,…
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No Surprises As Toyota Ranks Last On EV ‘Strategic Vision’
Car importer Toyota being ranked last on “Strategic Vision” for electric vehicles (EVs) should come as no surprise to Australian policymakers, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.The 2022 Global Automaker Ranking report from the International Council on Clean Transportation rates how the world’s largest auto companies stack up in the transition to electric vehicles. Evaluated across a range…
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Greenpeace AP To Policymakers: Don’t Cave To Anti-Climate Car Lobby
Following InfluenceMap reports that the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has reportedly led a coordinated campaign to push back against Australian climate policy, Greenpeace Australia Pacific has today urged the Federal Government to prioritise Australian consumers ahead of profiteering car lobbyists. The Sydney Morning Herald reports today the car industry has been driving a…
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Environmentalists Send Kimberley Message To Gas Giants On Rainbow Warrior
Greenpeace’s flagship the Rainbow Warrior has carried a giant message to gas companies Woodside Energy and Buru Energy along the Kimberley coastline: “Don’t Frack the Kimberley”. Greenpeace Australia Pacific, in partnership with leading environmental organisation Environs Kimberley, sailed along the coast of the Kimberley to display the giant banners calling for no new gas and…
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Kimberley Communities, Greenpeace Band Together Against New Gas
Communities from across the Kimberley will gather in Broome against new gas projects planned for the region, including Woodside’s Burrup Hub, new fracking proposals, and Buru Energy’s proposed floating liquefied gas facility off the Kimberley coast. Environs Kimberley, Traditional Owners, scientists, musicians, elders and Greenpeace crew will meet to discuss the threats and solutions to…
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Ahead Of G7, Climate Leadership On Transport Needed
Australia must urge Japan and other G7 nations to deliver climate action in step with the requirements of climate science, including a rapid transition away from fossil fuelled transport, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today. It comes as leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) economies — France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and…
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Greenpeace Uncovers Woodside’s Sunken Oil Tower
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has released never-before-seen footage of a discarded oil tower owned by Woodside, which has been allowed to sink to the ocean floor off the coast of Onslow, Western Australia, posing a hazard.
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“Woodside, Don’t Be A Tosser”: Greenpeace Activists Occupy Woodside’s Toxic Oil Tower
Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists have climbed and documented a toxic, discarded oil tower owned by fossil fuel company Woodside Energy. The activists, who are calling on Woodside to stop polluting Western Australia’s oceans, dropped a banner reading: “Woodside, Don’t Be a Tosser.” Two climbers scaled Woodside’s Nganhurra Riser Turret Mooring, an 83 metre long, 2452…
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Greenpeace: We Like Big Climate Budgets And We Cannot Lie
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the Western Australian Government’s Budget investment in coal transition, renewable energy and transmission upgrades, but warned the Government must not let the gas industry undermine progress. Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Head of Clean Energy Transition Jess Panegyres said that this commitment, which includes transitioning out of coal-fired power in Collie, new…