All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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Australia Must Earn The Right To Co-Host COP31 With Pacific
Today’s announcement that Australia will launch an official bid to host the COP31 climate summit in 2026 in partnership with Pacific nations is welcomed but must be matched with real action on climate to address the Pacific’s main existential threat, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen confirmed the Australian government…
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Act Now: Public Support For EVs Accelerating
Almost 70 percent of Australians say they want the introduction of national fuel efficiency standards in line with those in Europe, according to a new report released by the Australia Institute today. The Climate of the Nation 2022 report showed wide support for affordable and accessible electric cars through strong fuel efficiency standards, with public…
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Bowen’s COP27 Focus Risks Missing The Opportunity To Step Up On Pacific Climate Justice
Today’s comments from Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen on leading Australia’s COP27 delegation show Australia risks missing an opportunity to show up for the Pacific and must step up on a major agenda item both the EU and the US have committed to discussing, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. The impending COP27 climate summit…
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IEA Report Confirms That Gas High Is Cooking Global Energy Prices
A major new report confirms that gas is responsible for fifty percent of global electricity price hikes, which Greenpeace Australia Pacific says makes the case for a rapid transition away from dirty, expensive gas. The International Energy Agency’s World Outlook 2022 found that electricity price hikes driven by skyrocketing gas and coal prices could leave…
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Countries Step Up On Global Climate Justice Case Ahead Of COP27 But Australia Conspicuous By Its Absence
Twelve countries including Germany and New Zealand stepping up to champion the campaign for an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on the human rights impacts of climate change on the eve of COP27 puts them on the right side of history ahead of a momentous UNGA vote in the coming months, Pacific activists…
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Greenpeace Budget Verdict: Small Change To Tackle The Climate And Energy Crisis
The Albanese government’s first federal budget offered some promising steps forward but fell short by continuing fossil fuel subsidies and failing to address the Pacific’s existential climate threat, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. Steph Hodgins-May, senior campaigner at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said: “The Albanese government has made some big pledges about strengthening ties with its Pacific…
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SUBMISSION: On the Climate Change Bill 2022 and the Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022
A decade of inaction on climate change has seen Australia and its Pacific Island neighbours suffer through catastrophic bushfire, floods and cyclones, causing environmental, social and economic devastation. The Climate…
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Taking Pacific Climate Justice to the UN General Assembly
An advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice can clarify how existing international laws can be applied to strengthen action on climate change, protect people and the environment and save the Paris Agreement. Banner reads “Our Survival is Our Human Right”. An alliance of activists and organisations, including Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change…
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Pledging Pacific Aid While Ignoring Loss And Damage Is ‘Like Repairing A Hole In The Roof While The Walls Around It Collapse’
Funding for the Pacific set to be announced today shows that while Australia is taking steps towards rebuilding its relationship with the region, it is failing to address the Pacific’s main existential threat and must commit to a Loss and Damage Finance Facility ahead of COP27, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. As part of its looming…
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Ask your MPs and Senators to #BlockBrowse
Woodside’s Browse gas project will be reviewed soon – it’s time to take action! The clock is ticking both in Western Australia and Canberra. The clock signals our window of opportunity to stop something massive. |Humpback whales travel north to the warm waters of Ningaloo Gulf to give birth to calves but sometimes they don’t…