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WA’s Clean Transition Picks Up The Pace With 80% By 2030 Emissions Reduction Target For State Utilities
The McGowan Government setting a strong emissions reduction target of 80% by 2030 for state government agencies is a welcome step in the state’s renewable energy transition, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. McGowan’s power move, which covers state owned utilities such as railways, vehicle fleets, hospitals and schools, follows Western Australia’s announcement last week that its…
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REPORT: Deep-Sea Disaster, Why Woodside’s Burrup Hub project is too risky to proceed
A spill or accident at Woodside’s Burrup Hub gas project could release toxic gas and condensate of a similar consistency to crude oil into World Heritage listed marine parks, with…
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13 steps to make Australia a renewable superpower
By Greenpeace Australia Pacific It’s time to make Australia a renewable superpower |The crowd play with a globe at the Sydney Climate march. Millions of people around the world are striking from school or work to demand urgent measures to stop the climate crisis.| In his victory speech, newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…
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“Arrogant” Woodside Gaslights The United Nations, IEA And CSIRO At Chaotic AGM
Gas company Woodside has displayed “breathtaking arrogance” at its Annual General Meeting today, disregarding the expertise of the United Nations, the International Energy Agency, investor groups and the climate concerns of the community, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Woodside was assailed with a barrage of questions from shareholders, environmental groups and concerned community members at its…
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BRIEFING: Woodside Investor Briefing 2022
Greenpeace is concerned about Woodside’s current production plans and has identified 12 key risks associated with them.
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FOI Documents Show Woodside Tried To Breach Australia’s International Ocean Agreements With Dodgy Oil Rig Dump
Documents obtained under Freedom of Information and from a public register show that giant oil and gas corporation Woodside attempted to breach Australia’s international ocean protection commitments in its attempts to dump a toxic decommissioned oil rig off the coast of Western Australia. The documents, sighted by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, show Woodside, in partnership with…
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Morrison Hands Woodside A $40M License To Pollute
Prime Minister Scott Morrison today announced that he plans to waste $40 million of public money on carbon capture and storage for Woodside’s Burrup Hub gas project, which Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed as dangerous and ineffective.Morrison announced the $40 million for Woodside, part of a nationwide $250 million to be spent on carbon capture…
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Australia Out Of Step With IPCC Call To End Fossil Fuels
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 3 report, released today, shows the pathway towards a cleaner, safer and cheaper world - but Australia must commit to a very swift exit from fossil fuels to realise it, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. The IPCC report focuses on climate solutions, finding that renewable energy backed…
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Coping with Climate Grief: Advice from an Environmental Psychologist
It’s been a tough couple of weeks. With the confronting findings of the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the crisis in Ukraine, floods on one side of the country, and record-breaking heat on the other, it’s understandable if you’ve been feeling a little stressed or sad. When we…
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What is the Safeguard Mechanism?
The Safeguard Mechanism was introduced in 2016 by the Tony Abbot government. Now it’s being re-vamped – but we still need to make it tougher on big polluters like Woodside. The original Safeguard Mechanism policy, like today’s version, applies to Australia’s biggest polluters – largely gas, coal, mining and manufacturing . It was supposed to…