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Australian And NZ Invitation For Co-Hosted COP With Pacific Must Be Matched By Support For ICJ Advisory Opinion Bid
The invitation from Australia and New Zealand for Pacific Island nations to be part of a joint bid to host a future UN climate summit is welcomed, but firm commitments are required, including backing the Vanuatu government-led campaign for an ICJ advisory opinion on the human rights impacts of climate change says Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
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13 steps to make Australia a renewable superpower
By Greenpeace Australia Pacific It’s time to make Australia a renewable superpower |The crowd play with a globe at the Sydney Climate march. Millions of people around the world are striking from school or work to demand urgent measures to stop the climate crisis.| In his victory speech, newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…
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Labor’s $194M For The Reef Welcome Sea-Change, But Greater Ambition To Reduce Emissions Crucial
Labor leader Anthony Albanese’s commitment of $194 million to tackle climate impacts on the Great Barrier Reef has been welcomed by Greenpeace Australia Pacific as important recognition of the damage climate change is wreaking on our fragile marine environment, but must be accompanied by an urgent commitment to emissions reduction. Labor has announced an additional…
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What is the Safeguard Mechanism?
The Safeguard Mechanism was introduced in 2016 by the Tony Abbot government. Now it’s being re-vamped – but we still need to make it tougher on big polluters like Woodside. The original Safeguard Mechanism policy, like today’s version, applies to Australia’s biggest polluters – largely gas, coal, mining and manufacturing . It was supposed to…
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Labor’s disaster prevention pledge a distraction from real action on fossil fuels
SYDNEY, Jan 12 2022 – Labor’s pledge to spend $200 million a year on disaster prevention is a step in the right direction, but Greenpeace Australia Pacific says we must focus on the rapid reduction of fossil fuels, which are the root cause of climate disasters. [1]This morning Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese announced that a…
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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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New coal doesn’t stack up – just look at Queensland’s renewable energy numbers
There are calls from the backbench and elsewhere for the federal government to safeguard the future of coal. But do those calls make economic sense? A look at Queensland’s energy landscape suggests not. This article was originally published on The Conversation. As the name suggests, Windy Hill near Cairns gets its fair share of power-generating…
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Climate change challenge for new Cabinet
So Rudd has chosen his cabinet. And while us greenies will be shining our (energy efficient) spotlights on the new Minister for Climate Change and Water, Penny Wong, and Environment Minister Peter Garrett, it will be up to the whole cabinet to work together to address the most pressing issue of our time. Treasurer Wayne…