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‘Chequebook Diplomacy In Action’: Australia’s Pacific Forum Commitments Fall Short Without Fossil Fuel Phase Out
Initial outcomes announced by Pacific Islands Forum leaders on Friday included deals on climate finance, migration and energy transition, but Australia’s unwavering stance on fossil fuel phase out is fuelling growing discontent. Australia’s pact with Tuvalu to offer resettlement pathways to climate migrants from the low-lying archipelago sparked global headlines, but also raised many eyebrows…
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Stopping deep sea mining before it starts, with Creative Confrontations
Get the recap on Greenpeace's international actions to stop Deep Sea Mining.
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Evergreen: Sailing for climate justice in the Pacific
A traditional dance is performed at the arrival of the Rainbow Warrior in Funafuti, the second stop of the Pacific Ship Tour. Traditional paopao (canoes) escorted the arriving ship to shore, where those aboard were welcomed by the community of Tuvalu, civil society groups, and addressed by Representatives from the Government of Tuvalu including the…
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Greenpeace Applauds High Seas Treaty Commitment, But Warns Fossil Fuels Incompatible With Healthy Oceans
Greenpeace CEO David Ritter has applauded a historic commitment from the Australian government to protect the world’s oceans, but warned the expansion of fossil fuels is incompatible with a healthy marine environment. Speaking at the UN General Assembly Meeting in New York, Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced that Australia will sign the High Seas Treaty…
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Greenpeace AP Calls On Federal Labor For Independent Assessment Of Woodside’s WA Fossil Fuel Project
Greenpeace Australia Pacific is today calling for Federal Government intervention, following explosive claims aired by the ABC that senior members of the Western Australian government lobbied to change the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)’s climate change rules. With Australia’s biggest fossil fuel decision currently before the WA EPA, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the…
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“This Mine Will Outlive Us”
In response to the Albanese Labor government's decision to extend the Gregory Crinum coal mine to 2073, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific Head of Advocacy Dr Susie Byers: “I was born in 1982. This coal mine will outlive me and many other people in Australia, and risks trashing Labor’s credibility…
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Why UNESCO’s draft decision to leave the Great Barrier Reef out of its “in danger” list is another red flag the environment faces.
Our planet continues to warn us that we cannot continue on our current trajectory. And this year has proven to be no different. From the hottest month on record to what is looking like the hottest year. Moreover, there are some of the biggest environmental red flags of 2023 to remind us why the Great…
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Perth To Gather For Peaceful Vigil Against Woodside’s Destruction Of Oceans And Climate
Today the Perth community will gather for a peaceful candlelit vigil outside fossil fuel company Woodside’s headquarters to show their concern for vulnerable marine wildlife threatened by Woodside’s Burrup Hub gas expansion. The vigil has been organised by Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and is supported by the Wilderness Society,…
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Greenpeace supports writing YES to the Voice
In this blog, our CEO David Ritter explains why Greenpeace wholeheartedly supports writing “Yes” in the upcoming Voice referendum. Australia is home to the oldest continuous culture on earth. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been caring for land and sea Country for millennia. This year, Australians are being asked to vote in a…
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The real reason people are obsessed with stopping Woodside
Last week, WA Premier Roger Cook asked “what is it about people’s obsession with Woodside?” Let us tell you.