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COP28 Commitment To Triple Renewables Capacity By 2030 Must Be Matched With Fossil Fuel Phase Out
In response to announcement that Australia will join 100 countries in committing to a tripling of renewable energy capacity by 2030, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Head of Pacific, Shiva Gounden: "Greenpeace welcomes the announcement that Australia will join over 100 countries at COP28 in support of a global push…
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COP28 Loss And Damage Pledge Welcome; Australia Must Now Step Up With Much-Needed Funds
In response to the landmark Loss and Damage agreement from Day 1 of COP28 in Dubai, the following comments can be attributed to Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Head of Pacific, Shiva Gounden: “We welcome the pledge from COP28 host country the United Arab Emirates to the new Loss and Damage Fund, a vital first step towards…
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Fossil Fuels And Slow Progress On Fuel Efficiency Standards Holding Back Climate Action, Says Greenpeace
As Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen delivers the second Annual Climate Change Statement, which shows Australia is on track to cut emissions by 42 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, Greenpeace Australia Pacific has urged the government to ditch the coal, oil, and gas projects holding back climate progress, and accelerate the delivery of…
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‘A Moment Of Reckoning’: At COP28, Australia Must Deliver On Fossil Fuel Phase Out And Climate Finance
COP28 kicks off today in Dubai against the backdrop of the hottest year on record, with questions looming over the Australian government’s refusal to act on fossil fuel phase out. Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed the first images of fossil fuel company Woodside dredging in endangered sea turtle habitat to lay a pipeline for its…
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Two Questions For Chris Bowen Before He Leaves For COP28
The United Nations COP28 climate summit commences in Dubai, UAE on Thursday (30 Nov-12 Dec). This year’s conference comes against the backdrop of the hottest year on record, devastating extreme weather events, and an ongoing failure globally to align emissions targets with a 1.5 degree pathway. Minister Bowen will join the conference from the second…
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‘Chequebook Diplomacy In Action’: Australia’s Pacific Forum Commitments Fall Short Without Fossil Fuel Phase Out
Initial outcomes announced by Pacific Islands Forum leaders on Friday included deals on climate finance, migration and energy transition, but Australia’s unwavering stance on fossil fuel phase out is fuelling growing discontent. Australia’s pact with Tuvalu to offer resettlement pathways to climate migrants from the low-lying archipelago sparked global headlines, but also raised many eyebrows…
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Greenpeace Joins Pasifika Leaders And Activists For Kioa Climate Dialogue
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has joined civil society groups, Pasifika activists and climate leaders on Kioa island, Fiji, as part of a regional dialogue to progress key climate issues facing the region. From August 7-9, more than sixty civil society representatives from across the Pacific came together on the remote island of Kioa for a ‘talanoa’…
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Tuvalu Leaders And Community Welcome The Rainbow Warrior
Greenpeace vessel the Rainbow Warrior has arrived in Funafuti, Tuvalu — the second stop on its Pacific Ship Tour. Traditional paopao (canoes) escorted the arriving ship to shore, where those aboard were welcomed by the community of Tuvalu, civil society groups, and addressed by Representatives from the Government of Tuvalu including the Hon. Prime Minister…
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Join the journey to Vanuatu, Tuvalu and Fiji on the Rainbow Warrior
Meet the most powerful activists and social justice warriors in the world Halo, Talofa and Bula Vinaka This is how we welcome people into our Pasifika families in the beautiful islands of Vanuatu, Tuvalu and Fiji and it will be the welcome that will be provided to the Rainbow Warrior when she lands on the…
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IPCC’s final-hour warning on climate change
The final report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Cycle is the final-hour warning before the clock runs out on 1.5°C, and we must pull every lever to achieve the globally agreed objective, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. The IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report, which integrates findings from the six reports the…