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OPEN LETTER: The NCCC’s false claims to have consulted with environment groups
The Hon. Scott MorrisonPrime Minister of AustraliaPO Box 6022Canberra ACT 2600
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Taylor doubles down on failure, refuses to lift Australia’s woeful pollution reduction target
SYDNEY, May 26 2020 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has condemned Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s decision to defy the calls of the international community and prioritise the interests of fossil fuel barons over Australian people.In a letter to the UNFCC, Taylor said that Australia was not increasing its inadequate emissions reduction target and had no plans…
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The government’s role in this year’s black summer
It was only three months ago when the Australian bushfire crisis came to a close after months of devastation. Since then, communities have been picking up the pieces left behind in this black summer’s wake. The New South Wales ‘Mega’ fire, which measures 1.5 million acres, burns on the outskirts of the small town of…
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Humans and the planet can heal together. Be wary of those that tell us otherwise.
Healing the planet shouldn’t ever come at the expense of human lives – and it doesn’t have to. |||Kaeng Khoi Hospital is the first ever solar hospital from crowdfunding in Thailand throughout Thailand Solar Fund with a collaboration of 15 networks to push Thailand towards renewable energy. พระครูวิมลปัญญาคุณ เจ้าอาวาสวัดป่าศรีแสงธรรม จ.อุบลราชธานี ประธานกองทุนแสงอาทิตย์ โรงพยาบาลแก่งคอย ถือเป็นโรงพยาบาลแสงอาทิตย์แห่งแรกจากการระดมทุนผ่านกองทุนแสงอาทิตย์ (Thailand Solar…
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Amidst the pandemic, koalas are quietly sold out for coal
Over the weekend, the Federal Government quietly announced a significant change to the way that decisions around major coal and gas projects get made, with big implications for Australia’s threatened species and ecological communities, including our iconic koala.
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Crisis stricken Vanuatu hit by climate-fuelled Tropical Cyclone Harold
SYDNEY, April 6, 2020 – As the world scrambles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Tropical Cyclone Harold has struck Vanuatu, with the devastation providing an unwelcome reminder that climate change remains the biggest threat facing the Pacific.Earlier today the cyclone made landfall on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu’s largest island, bringing torrential rain and…
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Pacific braces for the impacts of climate-fuelled disaster
As the world scrambles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Tropical Cyclone Harold struck Vanuatu overnight. The devastation of the category Five cyclone provides yet another unwelcome reminder that climate change remains the biggest threat facing the Pacific. Meteorological map of Cyclone Harold Earlier today the cyclone made landfall on Vanuatu’s largest island of Espiritu Santo,…
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Why we HAVE to make the stimulus sustainable
A conversation starter This Covid-19 stimulus must be delivered in such a way as to keep as many people as possible healthy, safe, and certain of their future – that means safeguarding our planet as well. |Wizard Power is the company commercialising the “Big Dish” solar thermal technology that has been developed at the Australian…
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11 ways to stay connected and fight the coronavirus
The new coronavirus, COVID-19, has many of us glued to the news, concerned for loved ones, and adapting our lives to deal with the changes the pandemic is having on our homes, schools, and work-places. It’s pretty tough. Young people demonstrate against climate change to ask the political and business class to take urgent action.…
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Global study shows climate change a huge factor in Black Summer bushfires
SYDNEY, March 5 2020 – Climate change is driving longer, hotter, more severe bushfire seasons in Australia, groundbreaking international research from World Weather Attribution published today shows.The report, an attribution analysis to assess the role of climate change in the 2019-20 bushfires in Australia, has also found the risk of dangerous fire conditions has been…