All articles by Kate O'Callaghan
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‘Not Good Enough’: COP28 Draft Text Shows Lack Of Leadership And Political Will To Phase Out Fossil Fuels
In response to the draft text released last night at COP28, the following comments can be attributed to Shiva Gounden, Head of Pacific at Greenpeace Australia Pacific: “The draft text is simply not good enough. World leaders can not say that they are listening to the science and committed to keeping 1.5 alive, but failing…
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‘Massive Step Forward’: Australian COP28 Commitment To End International Finance For Fossil Fuels Welcomed
In response to today’s announcement that Australia will join the Glasgow Statement to end international public finance for fossil fuels, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Head of Advocacy, Dr Susie Byers: "Greenpeace welcomes the announcement from COP28 that Australia has joined over 40 nations in signing the Clean Energy Transition…
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COP28 Commitment To Triple Renewables Capacity By 2030 Must Be Matched With Fossil Fuel Phase Out
In response to announcement that Australia will join 100 countries in committing to a tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Head of Pacific, Shiva Gounden: "Greenpeace welcomes the announcement that Australia will join over 100 countries at COP28 in support of a global push…
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COP28 Loss And Damage Pledge Welcome; Australia Must Now Step Up With Much-Needed Funds
In response to the landmark Loss and Damage agreement from Day 1 of COP28 in Dubai, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Head of Pacific, Shiva Gounden: “We welcome the pledge from COP28 host country the United Arab Emirates to the new Loss and Damage Fund, a vital first step towards…
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‘A Moment Of Reckoning’: At COP28, Australia Must Deliver On Fossil Fuel Phase Out And Climate Finance
COP28 kicks off today in Dubai against the backdrop of the hottest year on record, with questions looming over the Australian government’s refusal to act on fossil fuel phase out. Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed the first images of fossil fuel company Woodside dredging in endangered sea turtle habitat to lay a pipeline for its…
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Two Questions For Chris Bowen Before He Leaves For COP28
The United Nations COP28 climate summit commences in Dubai, UAE on Thursday (30 Nov-12 Dec). This year’s conference comes against the backdrop of the hottest year on record, devastating extreme weather events, and an ongoing failure globally to align emissions targets with a 1.5 degree pathway. Minister Bowen will join the conference from the second…
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‘Chequebook Diplomacy In Action’: Australia’s Pacific Forum Commitments Fall Short Without Fossil Fuel Phase Out
Initial outcomes announced by Pacific Islands Forum leaders on Friday included deals on climate finance, migration and energy transition, but Australia’s unwavering stance on fossil fuel phase out is fuelling growing discontent. Australia’s pact with Tuvalu to offer resettlement pathways to climate migrants from the low-lying archipelago sparked global headlines, but also raised many eyebrows…
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Fukushima Disaster Shows Nuclear Is No Solution To Climate Crisis
In response to the Japanese government’s plans to discharge contaminated wastewater into the Pacific, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific Senior Campaigner Steph Hodgins-May: “Greenpeace has consistently opposed the Japanese government's plans to discharge radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear station into the Pacific Ocean.
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Greenpeace Joins Pasifika Leaders And Activists For Kioa Climate Dialogue
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has joined civil society groups, Pasifika activists and climate leaders on Kioa island, Fiji, as part of a regional dialogue to progress key climate issues facing the region. From August 7-9, more than sixty civil society representatives from across the Pacific came together on the remote island of Kioa for a ‘talanoa’…
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“Climate Crisis Is A Human Rights Crisis”: Greenpeace Arrives In Fiji, Calls For Submissions To World’s Highest Court
Iconic Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior has arrived in Suva, Fiji on the final stop of its Pacific ship tour. The ship will spend two weeks in Fiji to rally support behind the historic, Pacific-led campaign to take climate change to the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ).