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Greenpeace launches first dedicated ship in Australia-Pacific region, announces inaugural campaign
GOLD COAST, Monday 15 July 2024 — Greenpeace has today unveiled its first-ever ship to be permanently based in the Australia-Pacific region in a naming ceremony on the Gold Coast,…
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The 29th session of the International Seabed Authority starts
MONDAY 15 JULY — The future of deep sea mining will be a focus for world leaders from tonight as the International Seabed Authority (ISA) kicks off its 29th session…
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Dereliction of duty: Greenpeace slams rejection of Duty of Care bill
SYDNEY, 26 June 2024 – As a Senate Committee hands down a report recommending that the Duty of Care bill not be passed, Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called the recommendation…
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Reef call a final warning on fossil fuels: Greenpeace
SYDNEY, 25 JUNE 2024 – Following an overnight report from UNESCO urging Australia to set more ambitious climate targets for the Great Barrier Reef but leaving the World Heritage site…
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Win for climate as Labor forced to step away from fast-tracking new gas, but battle has only just begun: Greenpeace
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has today welcomed news that the Federal Government must now drop its sneaky means to fast-track approvals for new gas projects.
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King’s ‘Future Gas Strategy’ a betrayal of Australian and Pacific communities
SYDNEY; Thursday 9 May 2024; Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has today released the Federal Government’s ‘Future Gas Strategy’; a betrayal of the Labor Government’s commitment.
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Australia’s Polluter-In-Chief Woodside loses ‘climate’ vote in a landslide
PERTH – 24 April 2024 – Following the overwhelming shareholder vote against Woodside’s ‘climate’ plan, see comments below attributable to Greenpeace Australia Pacific Acting CEO Kate Smolski:
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‘A deadly blow’: Confirmation of global mass coral bleaching event a direct result of fossil fuel decisions
SYDNEY, Tuesday 16 April 2024 — The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) and US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have today confirmed the world is experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event — the second in the last 10 years.
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Why Australia must protect the Great Barrier Reef from coral bleaching
Stretching over 2,300km and comprising approximately 3,000 individual reefs, the Great Barrier Reef stands as the largest coral system on our planet. Yet, despite its grandeur, it has relentlessly battled bleaching events in 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022 and now in 2024.
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Woodside Cannot Be Trusted To Protect Australia’s Interests
In response to the Federal Government’s announcement that it will increase gas supply from Woodside and Esso to the east coast, the following statement can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Head of Climate and Energy Jess Panegyres: “Gas companies have fuelled Australia’s cost-of-living crisis, with profiteering leading to federal government intervention in 2022. Companies like Woodside…