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Greenpeace calls for abolition of fossil fuel-stacked Covid commission as unaccountable network of business executives revealed
SYDNEY, June 4 2020 – The Prime Minister’s handpicked National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC) is a cabal of business associates operating almost without oversight and should be immediately abolished and replaced, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.This morning members of the commission appeared before a Senate hearing where NCCC Chairman and gas company executive Nev Power revealed…
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Taylor doubles down on failure, refuses to lift Australia’s woeful pollution reduction target
SYDNEY, May 26 2020 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has condemned Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s decision to defy the calls of the international community and prioritise the interests of fossil fuel barons over Australian people.In a letter to the UNFCC, Taylor said that Australia was not increasing its inadequate emissions reduction target and had no plans…
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Australia to get burned as Coalition lets rip plan to scrap environmental protections, give tax breaks to gas companies
SYDNEY, May 20 2020 – A plan by the Morrison Government and the fossil fuel industry-stacked Covid-19 Coordination Commission to destroy environmental protections and give tax cuts to gas producers will provoke more extreme weather events like bushfires and see more native wildlife sacrificed.This afternoon Industry Minister Karen Andrews told the National Press Club in…
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Internationally-renowned Sydney street artist Scott Marsh paints new mural, critiquing coal’s grip on our media, politics
SYDNEY, May 18 2020 – Scott Marsh has turned his spray can to the murky influence network that has entrenched coal’s power over Australian politics, painting right wing commentators, mining moguls and the Australian PM enjoying an ivory tower party while the country burns below them. Over the weekend, Marsh, inspired by Greenpeace’s new documentary film:…
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New coal and News Corp: report and documentary reveals extent of disinformation and climate-destroying projects approved during Black Summer bushfires
SYDNEY, May 13, 2020 – A new Greenpeace investigation has revealed that as Australia burned during the Black Summer bushfires, News Corp’s reporting drove a viral misinformation campaign to protect the fossil fuel industry, while over 100 million tonnes of new coal extraction was approved by Federal and State governments.The Dirty Power: Burnt Country investigation…
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Queensland defying expert advice by ignoring clean energy, waiving rules and fees for polluting coal, gas companies
SYDNEY, May 6 2020 – The Queensland Government’s decision to sacrifice thousands of square kilometres of land to mining and gift millions of taxpayer dollars to climate-wrecking coal and gas miners, is at odds with the best economic advice, urging Australia to strive for a clean energy-led recovery.This morning, Queensland Mines Minister Anthony Lynham announced…
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Out of touch, Resources Minister Keith Pitt lashes banks turning away from coal for clean energy
SYDNEY, May 6 2020 – Federal Resource Minister Keith Pitt’s rebuke of banks for ending their coal investments is out of touch with business, energy experts and the world-renowned economists who have urged Australian governments to plan for a renewables-led recovery. Mr Pitt’s remarks come a day after Westpac announced it would end new loans to…
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Government digs excuses for more oil & gas out from under COVID
SYDNEY, 17 April 2020 – Oil companies would be allowed to hold on to oil drilling rights that they would normally lose, according to an announcement made today by Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt.In a move reminiscent of the Western Australian suspension of the “use it or lose it” rule for…
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Fashion photographer turns lens to bushfire disaster in moving collaboration with Greenpeace
SYDNEY, April 14, 2020 – Renowned Sydney music and fashion photographer Cybele Malinowski has turned her lens to the frontlines of climate crisis on the NSW South Coast in a moving video released today in collaboration with Greenpeace.The video is a haunting and meditative piece on the lived reality of Australia’s bushfire crisis, and features…
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Air pollution linked to higher Covid-19 death rate, new study reveals
SYDNEY, April 8 2020 – Marginal increases in air pollution are linked to a significant increase in the Covid-19 death rate, according to new analysis from Harvard University released today. [1]The study, conducted in the United States, found an increase of only 1 μg/m3 in PM2.5 is associated with a 15 percent increase in the…