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Call For Industry To Step Up As Australia’s Largest-Ever EV Fleet Charging Project Announced
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called on businesses to accelerate their ambition on electric fleets following news of $12 million in funding from ARENA to launch the country’s largest-ever EV fleet charging project.“Greenpeace Australia Pacific welcomes the announcement today from Minister Bowen and ARENA of an additional $12 million funding towards Australia’s largest electric vehicle charging…
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Everyday Australians Defending Climate Where Govt Must Step Up On Burrup Hub
As everyday Australians fight to protect our future, Woodside and its climate-wrecking Burrup Hub project deserve far greater scrutiny, according to Greenpeace Australia Pacific. It comes following explosive allegations of Woodside’s governmental influence in Western Australia exposed in tonight’s episode of Four Corners - the ABC’s flagship investigative programme.
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Woodside Target Of International Greenpeace Protest
40 Greenpeace activists have protested against Woodside and its key German customer Uniper at Uniper's headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany, calling for Uniper to stop buying Woodside’s gas due to the threat its Burrup Hub poses to oceans and the climate. Greenpeace Germany activists hung a 150 square metre banner with the slogan "Gas destroyed" (Gas…
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‘The Right Decision’: Commitment To Rejoin Green Climate Fund Cautiously Welcomed
In response to the announcement that Australia will rejoin the Green Climate Fund broadcast on RN Breakfast this morning, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Pacific Advisor and Community Engagement Manager, Shiva Gounden: “We cautiously welcome the announcement that the Australian government is listening to the vocal calls of Pacific nations…
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Five fascinating facts about the unique wildlife that calls Ningaloo home
Welcome to megafauna highway and the longest-fringing coral reef in the world, Ningaloo Reef. Home to some of the most interesting wildlife in our oceans, this World Animal Day, let’s take a dive in and take a closer look at some of fascinating species that calls this place home: Whale shark seen during Greenpeace Rainbow…
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Greenpeace AP Welcomes WA Climate Change Bill, Warns Against Gas Expansion
Following the publication by the WA government of the Climate Change Bill Explanatory paper, Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the news but warned Woodside’s Burrup Hub will undermine and delay the state’s bright future as a renewable energy superpower. “Greenpeace Australia Pacific welcomes the WA Government’s plan to legislate a net zero emissions by 2050…
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Greenpeace Applauds High Seas Treaty Commitment, But Warns Fossil Fuels Incompatible With Healthy Oceans
Greenpeace CEO David Ritter has applauded a historic commitment from the Australian government to protect the world’s oceans, but warned the expansion of fossil fuels is incompatible with a healthy marine environment. Speaking at the UN General Assembly Meeting in New York, Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced that Australia will sign the High Seas Treaty…
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REPORT: 30×30 From Global Ocean Treaty to Protection at Sea
In March 2023, history was made when the UN finally agreed on a new Global Ocean Treaty. This Treaty is a powerful tool that can help protect at least 30% of the oceans by 2030. Time is running out, and reaching this target will require a strong and urgent political response. This report offers clear…
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Greenpeace AP Calls On Federal Labor For Independent Assessment Of Woodside’s WA Fossil Fuel Project
Greenpeace Australia Pacific is today calling for Federal Government intervention, following explosive claims aired by the ABC that senior members of the Western Australian government lobbied to change the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)’s climate change rules. With Australia’s biggest fossil fuel decision currently before the WA EPA, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the…
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WARNING: Petrol Car Lobbyists at work
Electrify takes the fight to Parliament to stop petrol pushers blocking action on transport emissions.
