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Greenpeace thumbs up to NAB for $18bn commitment to address climate change
Press release – 4 November, 2015Sydney, 5 November 2015 – Greenpeace welcomes the National Australia Bank’s announcement that it supports a 2 degree climate change target and will commit A$18bn over the next seven years in financing activities to help address climate change and transition to a low carbon economy.Nikola Casule, Greenpeace Australia Pacific climate…
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Greenpeace tells coal bosses: hands off Australians’ tax money
Press release – 30 October, 2015Sydney, 31 October 2015 — Greenpeace activists were surprise guests at the Australian mining industry’s annual awards bash last night to deliver a message to coal bosses: hands off Australian taxpayers’ money.“We’re here to tell the coal industry that Australian taxpayers have had enough of funding their dirty unsustainable projects.…
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Nuclear option nonsensical, given Australia’s abundant renewable energy
Press release – 28 October, 2015Sydney, 28 October 2015 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed a call from Australia’s next Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, for a renewed debate on the option of nuclear power as part of the country’s energy future.“While we welcome government discussions on alternative energy sources, it’s completely nonsensical to even…
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46,000-strong petition adds to growing calls for better seafood labelling
Press release – 14 October, 2015Sydney, 15 October 2015 – A petition to the Australian Senate with over 46,000 signatures calling for better seafood labelling shows consumers are increasingly worried they don’t have enough information about what they are eating, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.Television presenter and former chef and food critic Matthew Evans, delivered…
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Time for Turnbull govt to abandon unpopular environmental law change
Press release – 12 October, 2015Sydney, 13 October 2015 – The government knows it is on shaky ground over attempts to weaken Australia’s environmental protection law and should just abandon the effort completely, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.The Senate inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Amendment Bill 2015 was due to report…
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Greenpeace calls for better Australian car emissions standards after VW scandal
Press release – 7 October, 2015Sydney, 08 October 2015 – The Volkswagen car pollution scandal is exposing weaknesses in Australia’s vehicle emissions regulations, which must be more stringent to protect the environment and people’s health and safety, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.“The latest revelation that the polluting Volkswagen diesel cars are being sold in Australia…
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Greenpeace calls for transparency on Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
Press release – 5 October, 2015Sydney, 6 October 2015 – Responding to this morning’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement announcement, Emma Gibson, Head of Program for Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“We are not opposed to freeing up international trade, but we are concerned that without proper transparency, the TPP may lead to worse social and environmental outcomes.…