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Greenpeace dumps giant inflatable coal at AGL HQ as new research reveals over half of Aussies would switch off a dirty electricity provider
MELBOURNE, March 28 2022 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific today fronted up at Australia’s biggest climate polluter, AGL’s HQ with a giant inflatable coal to send the message that their climate pollution is too big to hide, as new research shows more than half of Australians would switch off a large polluting electricity provider.Climate activists and…
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Renewable energy hits annual record, AGL fails to read market and falls rapidly behind
SYDNEY, March 11 2022 – New data revealing renewable energy hit an annual high in 2021 is yet another indication of AGL’s ideological obsession with coal in the face of mountains of evidence that the market is rapidly transitioning away from fossil fuels, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says.Renewable energy delivered 32.2 per cent of the electricity…
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AGL’s rejection of takeover bid driven by ideological obsession with coal, locks in environmental and financial failure
SYDNEY, March 7 2022 – AGL’s, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, rejection of a bid by tech entrepreneur Mike Cannon-Brookes and international asset manager Brookfield to buy the company and fast-track its coal closure confirms AGL’s ideological obsession with coal at the cost of the environment and its shareholders, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says.The consortium’s sweetened offer…
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Victorian government’s renewable targets show AGL falls behind the winds of change
SYDNEY, March 4 2022 – The Victoria Government’s announcement of ambitious new offshore wind targets is yet further evidence that AGL’s flimsy excuses for the continued operation of dirty coal-burning power stations, including Loy Yang A, are falling apart, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says.The announcement, which looks to develop 2GW of offshore wind by 2032, 4GW…
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Coal and gas companies should pay for the climate damage they fuel, like current east coast flood disaster: Greenpeace
SYDNEY, March 4 2022 – Coal and gas companies that are driving the climate crisis should bear the costs of extreme weather events like the floods currently devastating the east coast rather than communities on the frontlines, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says.Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt will today unveil a policy to double the current $1000…
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AGL is failing regional communities with tardy coal closure timelines
10 February 2022: Energy giant AGL has failed regional communities with today’s tardy coal closure announcement and must accelerate its transition to become a renewable energy provider to ensure certainty for workers and investors, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.Glenn Walker, senior campaigner at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said that AGL must enable regional energy hubs to capitalise…
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AGL “doesn’t even get a golf clap” for tardy coal closure announcement
AGL, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, has made what Greenpeace Australia Pacific describes as a “token effort” in announcing it will delay the closure of its notorious Loy Yang A coal-burning power station to 2045 and Bayswater power station to 2033, far beyond the coal closure timeline needed to ensure a safer climate.Glenn Walker, senior campaigner…
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Green Electricity Guide reveals Australia’s greenest to dirtiest electricity providers
SYDNEY, Feb 8 2022 – The latest Green Electricity Guide, from Greenpeace Australia Pacific, has revealed the greenest electricity providers in Australia, with Enova Energy and Diamond Energy coming out on top and AGL, Australia’s biggest electricity provider, having its shocking climate record exposed at the bottom of the rankings. Report headlines Greenpeace’s latest edition of…
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Renewable energy hits new highs as fossil fuel giants too slow to act
SYDNEY, Jan 28 2021: New data from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) revealing surging renewable energy shows that Australia’s coal-burning energy companies, including Australia’s biggest climate polluter AGL, must accelerate closures of coal-fired power stations says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.The new report from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), released today, shows renewable energy accounted…
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Renewables on track to replace almost 80% of coal by 2030, coal barons that don’t act in line are ‘downright stupid’
SYDNEY, Dec 10 2021: Big energy companies and governments must urgently plan for the early closure of Australia’s coal-burning power stations under the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) draft Integrated System Plan (ISP) released today [1], says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.Under AEMO’s “Step Change” scenario, all of Victoria’s brown coal power stations and two-thirds of all…