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Greenpeace response to Keith Pitt
SYDNEY, Wednesday 16 June 2021 – In response to statements to be made about Greenpeace by Resources Minister Keith Pitt in his speech to the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association conference in Perth today, Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO David Ritter said:“This is a conference hosted by the oil and gas lobby. The corporations represented…
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AGL, it’s time to quit coal — the survival of our ecosystems and wildlife depend on it.
By Olivia Nankivell AGL Energy’s Loy Yang A coal-burning power station|A rescued koala on a tree. Australia’s ecosystems and precious wildlife are facing the existential threat from climate change due to the coal-burning activities of major polluters, like AGL. Recently, the findings of a major research paper revealed that 19 of Australia’s iconic ecosystems are…
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Civil society organisation urge Morrison to life climate ambition
As leading Australian non-profit and environmental organisations, we write to ask that you stand with our Pacific family at the upcoming Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by President Joe Biden on Earth Day, 22nd April.
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Statement regarding latest science announcements
SYDNEY, 15 April 2021 – With regards to recent media coverage surrounding the Paris Agreement targets of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees, Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO David Ritter said:In Paris, in 2016 the governments of the world promised to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial…
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Heaps Better Episode 2: How can we speed up renewables?
In this episode, we chat with Simon Holmes à Court, a Director of the Smart Energy Council, and Lindsay Soutar, Greenpeace’s Campaigner for renewable energy and lead of the REenergise campaign. We’re also visiting a carbon neutral kinder and a solar powered brewery. You might be thinking, how exactly can we ditch the biggest coal, oil, and gas…
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Heaps Better Episode 1: How can we be better planet savers?
How can we start saving the planet – right here, right now? And how do we even figure out what to focus on? We’ve found experts and activists who can tell us what works best, and put your questions to them. We begin to make sense of this climate mess with help from climate scientist Sarah…
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UN: major emitting countries including Australia failing the Paris Agreement
SYDNEY, Saturday 27 February 2021 – Australia is among a number of nations that have failed to commit to addressing the climate crisis, according to a new report released by the United Nations today.The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has tallied up each country’s commitments under the Paris Agreement and found that…
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Australian ecosystem collapse report shows how we’re failing our land – and ourselves
A report published today finding that iconic Australian ecosystems are in danger of collapse should serve as the starkest warning that we must address the climate crisis, said Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO David Ritter.The report, published in Global Change Biology, was drafted by 38 eminent scientists who study Australian ecosystems. It warns of serious ecological…
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Greenpeace welcomes Australia joining Global Ocean Alliance
MELBOURNE, Feb 17, 2021 – The Australian Federal Government has taken an important step towards global ocean protection by joining almost 40 other countries in the Global Oceans Alliance, which calls for 30% of the ocean to be protected by 2030. This target is crucial in order to safeguard wildlife and to help mitigate the…
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“National embarrassment”: Australia snubbed from global climate summit
SYDNEY, December 11 2020 – In yet another confirmation that the global community is tiring of Australia acting as a deadweight on climate action, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been denied a speaking position at this weekend’s United nations Climate Action Summit.In order to receive an invitation to speak, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted…