All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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The Heaps Better podcast – A get it done guide to climate action
A new podcast from Greenpeace Join Jess Hamilton and Ash Berdebes; two mates on a mission to discover the most high-impact, zero-fluff things we can do to take meaningful climate action. If you want to make things heaps better, but don’t know where to start — this podcast is for you! A farmer walks away…
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Shoppers urge Coles to become a greener grocer: new poll
Melbourne, 8 December 2020 – Australians want Coles to become a greener grocer, with a new poll showing that nearly three quarters of Aussie shoppers want the supermarket chain to switch to 100% renewable electricity. Coles is the only major Australian supermarket that has not yet made the full switch to 100% renewable electricity, following…
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Climate Summit snub shows the world’s not fooled by Morrison’s posturing
SYDNEY, Tuesday 8 December 2020 – In response to the news that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has yet to be granted a speaking slot at the 12 December Global Climate Ambition Summit that he has “vowed to attend”, Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO David Ritter said: “Scott Morrison has come up with no credible commitments on…
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Morrison finally drops dodgy climate accounting
MELBOURNE, Saturday 5 December 2020 – In response to Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing that Australia will drop the plan to use dodgy Kyoto credits to meet its Paris climate target, Greenpeace Australia Pacific spokesperson Nelli Stevenson said:“The Morrison government has long been shamed on the global stage for its use of dodgy accounting to…
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Australia must commit to net-zero by 2040 or risk catastrophic damage to the Pacific: Greenpeace report
SYDNEY, Dec 3 2020 – Australia’s inadequate climate policies could see the world heat by almost four degrees by 2100 but the worst can be avoided for parts of the Pacific if Australia and other major emitters adopt a net-zero emissions by 2040 target, according to a new report by Greenpeace.Under current policies, the world…
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Greenpeace backs Uluru Statement
SYDNEY, December 3 2020 – Greenpeace has today committed to walk with First Nations people towards a better future as the first environmental organisation to publicly formally endorse the Uluru Statement from the Heart.Greenpeace has expressed wholehearted support for all reforms outlined in the Uluru Statement, which was created by more than 250 Indigenous delegates…
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REPORT: Deep Trouble
The murky world of the deep sea mining industry.
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Tasmania proves 100% renewable is 100% doable
SYDNEY, November 27 2020 – In response to Tasmania officially reaching 100% renewable energy, Greenpeace spokesperson Nelli Stevenson said:“This epic milestone achieved in Tasmania proves that 100% renewable is 100% doable. “States and territories are surging ahead in the renewable energy race, leaving the Federal Government more and more isolated in its inaction on climate…
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Replacing Liddell with Renewables Cheaper and Less Polluting than Gas
Greenpeace launches the report: Scenarios for the Replacement of the Liddell Power Station Report The cheapest and lowest emissions option to replace the Liddell coal-burning power station in the New South Wales Hunter Valley is clean energy backed up by batteries, according to a new report by energy analytics firm RepuTex. ||| New modelling undertaken…
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Replacing Liddell with renewables cheaper and less polluting than fossil gas: RepuTex
SYDNEY, Nov 27 2020 – The cheapest and lowest emissions option to replace the Liddell coal-burning power station in the New South Wales Hunter Valley is clean energy backed up by storage, according to a new report by energy analytics firm RepuTex.The report, commissioned by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, shows that replacing the ageing and unreliable…