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Welcome to Shark Bay
Shark Bay, located at the most westerly point of Australia, is one of a handful of marine World Heritage sites across the globe. It’s home to some of the planet’s most extraordinary creatures, including the oldest lifeforms on Earth, as well as dugongs, turtles and, of course, sharks.
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Meet Emma from School Strike 4 Climate
We spoke with Emma from School Strike 4 Climate on Thursday when she visited the Rainbow Warrior in Fremantle during its Whales Not Woodside Ship Tour to learn more about how she became involved in climate activism, what motivates her, and get her thoughts on Meg O’Neil and Woodside’s Burrup Hub gas expansion. Emma from…
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The Abrolhos Islands: Coral Refuge
Often described as the Galapagos Islands of the Indian Ocean, there are few places in Australia wilder than the remote Houtman Abrolhos Islands, a marine archipelago of 210 islands off the coast of Geraldton, Western Australia. Greenpeace oceans campaigner Franzi Saalmann inspecting coral at Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia.| The Abrolhos Islands are a biodiversity hotspot,…
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Whale Spotting in Perth Canyon with Dr Olaf Meynecke
Most tourists who visit Perth make it out to Rottnest Island to visit the cute quokkas and marvel at the island’s lonely wind turbine, which once attracted the wrath of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott. But just beyond Rottnest lies a much less-explored region - Perth Canyon, one of the best places in the world to…
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Greenpeace and the end of whaling in Albany
The end of whaling in Albany marked a turning point in the fight to protect whales from extinction. In the 1970s, the greatest threat to whales was whaling. Now the greatest threat comes from fossil fuel companies like Woodside who are driving dangerous climate change.
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Shifty Woodside Relying On Outdated Climate Data At AGM
Woodside Energy revealed that it is relying entirely on outdated climate science, when faced with questions from Greenpeace Australia Pacific at its AGM in Perth today. Woodside CEO Meg’O’Neill repeatedly returned to references to a 2018 IPCC report when questioned on the company’s strategy to align with the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming…
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Perth Makes A Splash Against New Gas
More than a hundred people have joined a paddle-out at Fremantle’s South Beach in a display of community opposition to Woodside Energy’s gas expansion plans, calling for climate and ocean protection. The ‘Turn the Tide on Woodside’ event was co-hosted by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, School Strike 4 Climate, Surfers for Climate, Conservation Council WA, Free…
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Safeguard Deal Welcome But New Coal And Gas Must Be Next
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed reforms to be made to the Safeguard Mechanism, but warned that additional strong, swift action on new fossil fuel projects is essential. The deal, struck by the Albanese Government with Greens and cross-bench independents to reform the policy, will put a hard, declining cap on emissions in the industrial sector,…
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IPCC’s final-hour warning on climate change
The final report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Cycle is the final-hour warning before the clock runs out on 1.5°C, and we must pull every lever to achieve the globally agreed objective, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. The IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report, which integrates findings from the six reports the…
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Final UN Climate Report An Emergency Siren
IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report concludes 1.5 is still alive, but the path to survival must be lit by those on the frontline The final report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Cycle is the final-hour warning before the clock runs out on 1.5°C, and we must pull every lever to…