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Our spin-busting guide to the 2019 NSW election
The NSW election is here and our state faces a critical choice. Read our no-nonsense election guide to help you cut through the spin and understand where the parties stand on climate action. Then share this page with as many people as you can so voters know what’s at stake when they go to the…
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POLL: Global warming, Liberal’s plan for emissions unpopular
Greenpeace has commissioned independent polling that confirms climate change number one issue on voters minds
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Morrison’s reheated version of Abbott’s plan not good enough as global warming now the number one issue for voters
SYDNEY, March 3, 2019 – Global warming and the environment is now the number one issue for Australians with one in four saying it was the most influential issue when deciding their vote.A uComms/ReachTel national poll of 2134 respondents, commissioned by Greenpeace Australia Pacific and released today showed the issue had overtaken the economy, and…
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The NSW election looms: who’s winning the race?
In less than a month New South Wales voters go to the polls and at least one party is betting on a vote for clean energy to get them over the line. Yesterday Opposition Leader Michael Daley announced that an incoming Labor government will power all State Government agencies with 100 percent renewable energy by…
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Damning new report exposes NSW as climate laggard
New South Wales was once a world leader on climate action, but a new Climate Council report shows it is now far behind, spewing more greenhouse gas pollution into the atmosphere than any other state or territory. The Climate Council report – Ageing and Unprepared: Energy in New South Wales – examines the state’s ongoing…
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As fires and floods rage the Liberal party’s climate fig-leaf proves Abbott and the coal huggers still in charge
February 25, 2019: Today’s funding announcement by the Federal Coalition is woefully inadequate to address climate change and proves that the climate denying coal huggers like Tony Abbott are still in charge of energy policy.Prime Minister Scott Morrison will today announce the amount of funding the government will set aside for climate initiatives over the…
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Coalition’s friendless coal huggers increasingly isolated as Australia’s largest thermal miner caps production
SYDNEY, Feb 21, 2019 – Australia’s largest thermal coal miner has sent a strong signal that coal production has peaked and is now in decline as the world seeks clean energy alternatives.Yesterday Glencore announced it would cap thermal coal production, citing investor concerns over coal’s contribution to climate change. “The announcement by Australia’s biggest thermal…
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Over to you, Gladys
You demanded climate action and today, NSW Labor listened. If elected, they’ve pledged to make huge investments in renewable energy. This is great news in the race to switch from climate-wrecking coal to clean energy, and it shows that climate action is well and truly on the agenda this NSW election. With polling day drawing…
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Labor’s clean energy plan offers ray of light in coal-driven climate emergency
SYDNEY, Feb 18, 2019 – Labor’s aim to build 9GW of clean energy by 2030 is a crucial step to replacing NSW’s ageing and unreliable coal fleet. But it is critical that projects roll out within the next term of government if New South Wales is to seize the opportunities created by renewable energy, that…
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NSW leaders…we’re watching you on climate
Did you hear the news? The NSW Labor and Liberal Party have both announced new policies backing rooftop solar, hot on the heels of our cheeky stunt at NSW Parliament late last week, where we crashed NSW Labor’s big election fundraiser dinner to get our message across. These policy announcements are a step in the right direction. The fact that…