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New Greenpeace research reveals shocking scale of deforestation crisis in Australia
New independent research commissioned by Greenpeace has revealed the shocking impact of the deforestation crisis in Australia, with huge swathes of federally-mapped koala and threatened species habitat bulldozed in Queensland.
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Speaking truth to power in creative confrontations
This year we have had a huge increase in our Creative Confrontation Unit’s capacity. Thanks to your support, we hired three new full-time staff members from other Greenpeace offices around the globe including a former Greenpeace captain! All three have plenty of experience in taking creative actions. Between our Whales Not Woodside and Electrify campaigns,…
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The Fresh Air People! Woolies Commits To Electric Delivery Fleet By 2030
Supermarket giant Woolworths has become the first grocery chain in Australia to announce a shift to a 100% electric delivery fleet by 2030 - a step that Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed as major progress towards renewable-powered cities. Today’s announcement will see Woolies phase out more than 3,000 internal combustion engine vehicles in its fleet,…
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Australia is the sunniest place on Earth – but are businesses making the most of it?
3rd of May is International Day of the Sun! It’s an opportunity to celebrate the most abundant energy source on Earth, and see what needs to be done to get Australian homes, businesses and vehicles running on sunshine. Hybrid electric car charging power battery using pump cable, banner copyspace wind turbine sunset bokeh background, modern…
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IKEA Assembles Greenest Fleet As Business Case For EVs Charges Up
The 2023 Electrify Fleets Rankings, from Greenpeace Australia Pacific, has seen Swedish homewares giant IKEA take the top spot for its commitment to electrifying its car and trucking fleet, as a new report shows the case for electric vehicle fleets is rapidly strengthening.
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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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Optus Says YES To 100% Renewable Energy
Telco giant Optus has today become the final major Australian telco to commit to switch to 100% renewable electricity by 2025, putting the telecommunications industry back out in front of the corporate energy transition according to a new industry briefing by Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Optus is the 38th largest electricity user in Australia, using 539GWh…
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Pushed big corporates to cut emissions
Telco giant Optus become the final major Australian telco to commit to switch to 100% renewable electricity. Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s highly successful Re-Energise Campaign pushed 21 major companies from Coles…
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Renewables on track to replace almost 80% of coal by 2030, coal barons that don’t act in line are ‘downright stupid’
SYDNEY, Dec 10 2021: Big energy companies and governments must urgently plan for the early closure of Australia’s coal-burning power stations under the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) draft Integrated System Plan (ISP) released today [1], says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.Under AEMO’s “Step Change” scenario, all of Victoria’s brown coal power stations and two-thirds of all…
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Coles makes 100% renewable progress in latest business clean power move
Coles has stepped up its climate momentum with a series of energy deals to propel the supermarket giant, one of the country’s biggest energy users, to hit its target to be powered by 100% renewable electricity by 2025. The supermarket chain will source renewable electricity generated at wind and solar farms across Victoria, New South…