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Times throughout history the Rainbow Warrior has stopped by Australia to say g’day
To help celebrate the return of the Rainbow Warrior to Australian shores in 2023, take a sail with us down memory lane to revisit some other historic times Greenpeace’s iconic flagship vessel has stopped by to say g'day.
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Submit your comment to help stop Woodside’s climate destruction
Now’s our chance to challenge Woodside’s 50-year gas extension We just heard that Tanya Plibersek, the federal Environment Minister, is reviewing Woodside’s bid to extend its dirty gas processing facility to 2070. That means we have until 24 November to flood the environment department with public comments on the dangerous climate impacts of Woodside’s North…
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Campaign Recap: From Re-energise to Electrify!
For Evergreen 2022 Having helped Australia switch to renewables, hear about how we’re going to work toward electric vehicles next! Video grab from “Ash for AGL Director” withAsh (Ashjayeen Sharif), a school striker based in Melbourne, Victoria. He is running as a nominee for the AGL Board of Directors, campaigning for the company to shut…
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Solar shopping for QLD as Kmart and Bunnings clean up
Retail giants Kmart, Bunnings, Target and Officeworks have inked two new renewable electricity deals with CleanCo, which Greenpeace Australia Pacific says takes Queenslanders one step closer to solar and wind powered shopping.The four retailers, part of the Wesfarmers conglomerate, today announced a long-term deal with Queensland Government-owned renewables company CleanCo to power 147 sites across…
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Communities again paying the price for Morrison’s failure to act on climate warnings
The floods that inundated Australia’s east coast over recent weeks have taken 20 lives, destroyed and damaged thousands of homes and are already estimated to cost the country up to $5 billion. Australia has always experienced damaging climate impacts such as droughts, bushfires and floods. But climate change is making the severity and frequency of…
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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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Diplomatic bully: Australia’s climate obstruction in the Pacific revealed
Australia uses diplomatic strong-arm tactics to water down outcomes in Pacific climate negotiations and buy silence on climate change, a new investigation from Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed.Greenpeace’s new report, Australia: Pacific Bully and International Outcast reveals: The Australian government uses bullying tactics in regional negotiations on climate change, according to former Pacific Island leaders…