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Facebook bans news websites at the height of the COVID and climate crisis
Yesterday the social media leviathan Facebook carried out its threat and banned all Australian news websites. More than half of all Australians get their news from social media. The ABC, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, SBS News, all our trusted news services have been silenced. But it’s not just the news that has been…
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Finding Hope: Samoa
If you were faced with the threat of the disappearance of your nation, what would you do? Rt. Hon. Enele Sopoaga Foreword to Te Mana o te Moana: the State of the Climate in the Pacific 2020 Finding Hope: Samoa follows the journey of Joe Moeono-Kolio, Head of Pacific, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, on his fight…
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New data shows how coal is polluting Australian communities and making people sick
New data released today that shows the extent to which coal-burning power stations are polluting Australian communities and harming the environment and human health has been welcomed by Greenpeace Australia Pacific. The Coal Impacts Index, launched today by Australia Beyond Coal Alliance, of which Greenpeace is a founding member, is the first time that pollution…
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“Like calling the fire brigade while setting fire to the house”: Australia pledges climate resilience while committing to coal
Sydney, 25 January 2021: AUSTRALIA’S PLEDGE TO JOIN 100 nations in a climate resilience pledge ahead of the UN Climate Adaptation Summit, while refusing to commit to net-zero emissions, has been called “the worst kind of hypocrisy” by Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Greenpeace Australia Pacific spokesperson Nelli Stevenson said that the Federal Government’s focus on building…
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Cyclone Yasa and bushfires show the Pacific and Australia are both on the frontline of climate change
One year ago, I was glued to the television in my home in Fiji, watching with horror as Australia burned in last summer’s catastrophic bushfires. I’ll never forget the images of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge wreathed in smoke, or the bravery of the people in bushfire-threatened communities as they faced down the flames. Now…
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Tools for Grassroots Activism
Everything you need to run a powerful movement for next to nothing! Running a grassroots campaign or starting a movement online can be intimidating, but there are so many great tools available to help you get started. Here are our top picks from the world of online grassroots activism. Not only are these platforms all…
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Morrison finally drops dodgy climate accounting
MELBOURNE, Saturday 5 December 2020 – In response to Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing that Australia will drop the plan to use dodgy Kyoto credits to meet its Paris climate target, Greenpeace Australia Pacific spokesperson Nelli Stevenson said:“The Morrison government has long been shamed on the global stage for its use of dodgy accounting to…
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Replacing Liddell with Renewables Cheaper and Less Polluting than Gas
Greenpeace launches the report: Scenarios for the Replacement of the Liddell Power Station Report The cheapest and lowest emissions option to replace the Liddell coal-burning power station in the New South Wales Hunter Valley is clean energy backed up by batteries, according to a new report by energy analytics firm RepuTex. ||| New modelling undertaken…