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‘Dear Scotty’: Australian celebrities, bushfire survivors urge PM Morrison to cut carbon pollution and prevent another tragedy
SYDNEY, Feb 24 2020 – A swathe of Australian actors, musicians, athletes and bushfire survivors are urging the prime minister to sever ties with the coal industry and embrace clean energy to ease the climate crisis and prevent a repeat of this summer’s unprecedented bushfires. Over the past six months Australians have felt the devastation that…
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Labor targets net-zero emissions by 2050, highlighting Morrison Government’s refusal to adopt a climate policy
SYDNEY, Feb 21 2020 – The Morrison Government’s climate policy void has again been called out as Labor announced a policy of net-zero emissions by 2050. However, immediate and sharp emissions reduction are required to prevent a repeat of this summer’s unprecedented bushfires.Labor Leader Anthony Albanese made the announcement during a speech at the PerCapita…
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Report blows the lid off Liddell’s $300 million publicly funded bill
SYDNEY, February 10 2020 – A leaked report has revealed NSW’s oldest and least reliable coal-burning power station, built almost a half-century ago, will cost hundreds of millions of dollars in public money to keep open, and will threaten grid reliability in the process.The report obtained by Sky News also found that AGL does not…
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Steggall’s bill a welcome change for climate
SYDNEY, 10 February 2020 – Independent member for Warringah Zali Steggall has today introduced a Climate Change Bill, arguing stronger action on climate change is “a matter of conscience”.“While koalas are burning alive, and fires still threaten families all over Australia, it’s a welcome change to see actual climate legislation brought to the table in…
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Greenpeace supporters rally at BlackRock’s German HQ to demand world’s largest investment manager stops funding Siemens and Adani
SYDNEY, Feb 4 2020 – Greenpeace supporters gathered at the Frankfurt headquarters of global investment firm BlackRock overnight, calling on the company to stop financing climate change through its coal investments.BlackRock is the majority shareholder in Siemens, which is providing rail signalling infrastructure for Adani’s climate-destroying Carmichael coal mine in Northern Queensland. [1] “Australia’s coal-fired…
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Greenpeace response to Morrison/NSW major energy deal
In response to the Morrison government striking a major energy deal with the NSW government, Dr Nikola Casule, Head of Research and Investigations at Greenpeace Australia Pacific said: While we welcome the Berejiklian Government’s commitment to transmission upgrades which will be a vital part of transitioning NSW to renewable energy, today’s announcement of more fossil…
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PM’s call for more fossil fuels beggars belief while country burns
SYDNEY 29th Jan 2020 – Prime Minister Scott Morrison has today used his National Press Club address to call for more fossil fuels, despite the country still burning in a climate-change fuelled bushfire disaster.In this afternoon’s speech, the Prime Minister called for more gas to be extracted and burned for electricity – a move that…
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Fed Square’s ‘giant melting tennis ball’ a reminder that climate change threatens the future of the Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 30 2019 – On a day tipped to reach 37-degrees, tennis fans heading to the Australian Open have been greeted by a 1.5m-high sculpture of a melting tennis ball with the words ‘climate crisis’ on it.The artwork, installed in Federation Square by Greenpeace Australia Pacific volunteers, draws attention to the imminent threats that…
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Tennis fans call out Scott Morrison’s climate inaction as bushfire smoke and extreme heat interrupt Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Jan 27 2019 – Spectators at the Australian Open have displayed banners calling out Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s failure to reduce the carbon pollution that has exacerbated the bushfire crisis and disrupted play at the Open.Earlier today during the men’s doubles third-round match that pitted Simone Bolleli and Benoit Paire against Henri Kontinen and…
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New Met Office report: coal does double-duty on Australia’s emissions
In response to the latest report released by the UK Met Office, showing Australia’s huge bushfires are forecast to help drive global atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide to one of the fastest annual increases on record, Dr Nikola Casule, Head of Research & Investigations at Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“Coal is the number one driver of…