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For a safe future for the Pacific, fossil fuel projects and subsidies must end at COP26
SYDNEY, Oct 22 2021 – The Pacific has demanded that world leaders at the upcoming COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow must draw a line under new coal, oil and gas projects and immediately end fossil fuel subsidies if the Pacific islands are to remain above the sea with their cultures preserved.The Pacific Islands Climate Action…
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Leaked report reveals Australia’s role as global coal lobbyist
Documents leaked to Unearthed, Greenpeace’s investigative platform, reveal that the Morrison Government has actively lobbied for the rejection of findings outlining the need for rapid global coal phase out from the next major report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).The leak comes days after the Morrison Government rejected setting a stronger 2030…
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Now Morrison is going to COP26, he must take a meaningful climate target
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that he will attend the COP26 Climate Summit, after weeks of threatening not to attend, has been labelled “meaningless” by Greenpeace Australia Pacific unless he commits to a strong climate target to take to Glasgow. Treasurer Scott Morrison hands Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce a lump of coal during Question…
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Coles makes 100% renewable progress in latest business clean power move
Coles has stepped up its climate momentum with a series of energy deals to propel the supermarket giant, one of the country’s biggest energy users, to hit its target to be powered by 100% renewable electricity by 2025. The supermarket chain will source renewable electricity generated at wind and solar farms across Victoria, New South…
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IPCC CLIMATE REPORT: NO MORE EXCUSES, NO MORE DELAYS – ACT NOW, YOU IDIOTS
Sydney, 9 August 2021: The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 report on the Physical Science Basis warns of the devastating climate impacts faced by Australia and the Pacific unless the world makes deep, rapid cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, which Greenpeace Australia Pacific says provides a clear message to Australia’s…
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Pacific at peril under current climate policies, new commitments still inadequate: report
Current climate policies mean the world is on course for up to 3.9 degrees of heating, which would see a number of Pacific Island countries go under the ocean due to sea level rise, according to a new report released today by Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
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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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My experience of being a young Pacific Islander at COP25
Today the voices of youth activists from around the world are among the strongest forces calling for urgent climate action and climate justice in the Pacific. Maryann Puia, a youth climate activist from the Solomon Islands, shares her experiences and learnings from COP25. The author (front right) at a Pacific youth forum at the COP25…
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Taylor calls on other countries to reduce emissions with no plan of his own at COP25
MADRID, Dec 10, 2019 – Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor has ignored Australians suffering from bushfires and Pacific Islanders facing the obliteration of their homelands by refusing to outline a plan for Australia to honour the Paris Agreement.Overnight Taylor delivered his keynote speech at the UN climate conference COP25 in Madrid, where…