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Here’s how you can hold plastic polluters accountable beyond Plastic Free July.
Reducing plastic waste in our everyday lives is important, but it’s time to stop single use plastic production at its source. Matavai Pacific Cultural Arts activist holds a sign asking Pacific governments to “Vote YES for Climate Justice” as the Vanuatu Government and civil society organisations seek an advisory opinion at the International Court of…
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Interview with Gillian Hill
Gillian is one of those supporters who has gone the extra mile and volunteered for Greenpeace during her newfound freetime. Greenpeace approaches the Soviet Soviet factory ship Dalniy Vostok and a harpoon ship. Bob Hunter stands at the bow of the Greenpeace ship Phyllis Cormack. North Pacific, Mendocino ridge, 50 miles west of the California…
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Escalating suppression of climate defenders exposed in new investigation
Major new research has identified a clear and alarming trend that sees climate defenders increasingly being targeted and suppressed by Australian governments.Global Warning: the threat to climate defenders in Australia maps the systematic repression of communities and organisations advocating for climate justice in the wake of government inaction. The report, by the Human Rights Law…
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Don’t believe the hype: AGL demerger hides the coal truth
Last week, AGL, Australia’s biggest polluter revealed the outcome of its highly anticipated strategic review. Steam towers at Bayswater Power Station, adjacent to Liddell. Liddell is a coal fired power station near Muswellbrook in New South Wales, Australia. It was opened in 1971 and is due to shut down by the end of 2022.|Bayswater is…
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Dodgy demerger: Coal company AGL trying to hide its contribution to the climate crisis
SYDNEY, March 30 2021 – AGL, Australia’s largest and most polluting energy company, has announced it will demerge its coal assets in a bid to ‘dodge responsibility’ for managing the inevitable transition away from coal, according to Greenpeace Australia Pacific.The demerger, which follows a year of dismal financial performance for the company, will see AGL’s…
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YOU CAN’T BEAT THE RENEWABLE THING: COCA-COLA AMATIL MAKES 100% CLEAN ENERGY SWITCH
One of the world’s best-known brands is making the switch to 100% clean energy, with Coca-Cola Amatil announcing today it will power all of its Australian operations by renewable electricity by 2025.Greenpeace Australia Pacific welcomed Coca-Cola Amatil’s clean energy pledge, with REenergise Campaign Director Lindsay Soutar saying that committing to 100% renewable electricity is a…
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ALDI’s latest special: 100% renewable energy
SYDNEY, 26 August 2020 – ALDI supermarket, of the famed ‘Special Buys’, has today announced an extra special buy – the commitment to purchase 100% of its electricity from renewable energy by the end of 2021.In a move welcomed by Greenpeace, ALDI has been rolling out widespread energy efficiency measures, installing solar panels across hundreds…
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Bushfires the fuel for corporate Australia’s climate action
Most Australians would not realise the biggest brands they interact with daily are some of Australia’s biggest energy users. Some of Australia’s biggest companies have stepped up to help amid an unprecedented bushfire season. This is how they can keep stepping up when the fires are extinguished. Sydney and several of Australia’s biggest cities have…
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Fijian PM hits back at Morrison’s UN speech, saying there is ‘no alternative’ to a coal phaseout
NEW YORK, Sept 26, 2019 – The only credible way to address the climate crisis is to end the use of coal, Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama tweeted moments after Scott Morrison defended Australia’s climate inaction at the UN General Assembly. “Unless we stop burning coal, we have no hope of achieving net-zero emissions in 31…
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Ocean sanctuaries are the key to protecting our blue planet. Here’s the proof.
These success stories show how putting parts of the ocean off-limits to industry can make a huge difference ||||A group of Adeli Penguins are seen here in Antarctic sea ice. Our oceans are massive, and unlike most places on land, they don’t really have borders. Animals, water (and sadly now plastic) all move freely across…