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AGL’s Liddell Closure A Tipping Point For Australia’s Energy Transition
The final closure of AGL’s Liddell coal-burning power station, starting today and culminating on the 28th of April, is a win for the climate and a major tipping point for Australia’s transition to clean, renewable energy, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Australia’s biggest climate polluter AGL will today start the process of shutting the remaining three…
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Renewed Leadership Could Electrify AGL After Years In The Coal Doldrums
A sweeping change of management for energy giant AGL announced today at the company's Annual General Meeting, could see Australia’s biggest climate polluter become the centre of the country’s renewable transition, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Energy heavyweights Dr Kerry Schott, former head of the Energy Security Board, former Tesla executive Mark Twidell, Professor John Pollaers…
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Campaign Recap: From Re-energise to Electrify!
For Evergreen 2022 Having helped Australia switch to renewables, hear about how we’re going to work toward electric vehicles next! Video grab from “Ash for AGL Director” withAsh (Ashjayeen Sharif), a school striker based in Melbourne, Victoria. He is running as a nominee for the AGL Board of Directors, campaigning for the company to shut…
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Campaign Recap: Australia’s Greatest Liability
For Evergreen 2022 This year we’ve been taking on Australian energy giant, AGL. Read on to hear about Greenpeace’s role in pressuring AGL to close their dirty, coal-fired power stations. Action at AGL HQ in Melbourne to condemn their Climate Pollution. 28 March 2022.|Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists hold action at AGL’s office headquarters in Melbourne,…
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AGL Finally Bows To Pressure To Kick Coal Obsession, But Must Move From Laggard To Leader
AGL’s updated plans to bring forward the closure of its dirty coal-burning power station Loy Yang A from 2045 to 2035 show the company has bowed to community, shareholder, and activist pressure, and must now go even further to ensure a safer climate and economic future for Australia, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. In just over…
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“If It’s Broken, Don’t Try And Fix It”: Agl Fails To Learn Its Lesson With Ex-Gambling Exec Appointment
Reports that AGL, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, is on the verge of appointing former gambling executive Paula Dwyer as its new Chairman shows AGL believes that if it’s broken, don’t try and fix it, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. The reported appointment of Paula Dwyer, who was most recently Chairman of Tabcorp, is a blatant missed…
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Climate Bill Is A Start, But Now The Work Begins In Earnest
Greenpeace Australia Pacific welcomes the passage of the Albanese Government’s Climate Bill through the Senate as a first step that must be followed by urgent practical action to tackle the climate crisis. Sam Regester, Campaigns Manager for Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said: “This is an important day for Australia, and one which we hope will mark…
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AGL’s Lame Duck Leadership Must Go As Dead Weight Of Coal Sees Profits Plunge
SYDNEY, Aug 19 2022 - The failed leadership team at troubled energy company AGL must expedite their exit and step away from the strategic review currently underway, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. This morning AGL reported that its annual profit had sunk by 58 per cent to $225 million, the composition of the board remains unchanged…
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AGL, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, turned green
Greenpeace Australia Pacific, together with a diverse group of people and organisations, took on AGL and won. AGL’s transformation from Australia’s biggest climate polluter to one of Australia’s biggest climate…
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No Time For Half Measures Under AEMO’s 30-Year Roadmap
The path to Australia’s clean energy future is clear and it’s time to grasp the opportunity as the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) releases its 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP), says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Under AEMO’s plan outlining a 30-year roadmap of investments for the National Electricity Market (NEM), more than $12 billion of investment…