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The deterioration of the world’s ecology is an existential challenge to global governance. World Heritage, Government Action and Private Finance While global instruments such as the UN Convention on Biodiversity and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change were established with the specific remedial purposes of addressing systemic stresses on planetary boundaries, it is perhaps trite to observe that…

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September 25, 2017

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Great Barrier Reef

Greenpeace says good riddance to an environmental vandal as Mineral Council’s CEO steps down

Press release – 21 September, 2017September 22, 2017: Another climate change denier will leave the public debate with the announcement of the resignation next month by Brendan Pearson from his position as Chief Executive of the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA).Pearson’s nine years at the MCA has been characterised by a constant undermining of the…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

September 20, 2017

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Fossil Fuels, Climate and Energy, Climate Impacts, Great Barrier Reef, Scott Reef, Western Australia, NSW, Pacific Islands, Scott Morrison

Stop laughing! There’s nothing funny about climate change

NERO NEVER FIDDLED while Rome burned. It is a popular myth, but it’s simply not true — there were no fiddles back in Roman times. This piece was first published on Independent Australia. Nero is, however, reported to have sung a song about the sacking of Troy while watching as 70 per cent of Rome…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

September 18, 2017

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AGL, Great Barrier Reef

Coal slush fund will be redesigned to be even slushier

Press release – 6 September, 2017September 7, 2017: Barnaby Joyce’s declaration that the government is “redesigning the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund (NAIF)” so it can use $5 billion in taxpayer funds to better serve mining interests is a slap in the face to millions of Australians.The deputy PM made the troubling promise during a speech…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

September 5, 2017

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Fossil Fuels, Great Barrier Reef, CommBank, NSW

Keep the pressure up on CommBank

The Commonwealth Bank have just announced that they have ruled out funding the Carmichael mine. They have joined 24 other banks from around the world in saying they won’t fund this dodgy, destructive, mega mine project. This is Big News! The Commonwealth Bank have just announced that they have ruled out funding the Carmichael…

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August 11, 2017

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Great Barrier Reef, CommBank, NAB, Adani

CommBank must rule out all new coal – not just Adani’s Carmichael mine

Press release – 10 August, 2017Sydney, 11 August 2017: Commonwealth Bank have become the 24th bank to rule out funding the controversial Adani mine, but need to show significantly more ambition and rule out all new coal funding in their updated climate policy expected to be released on Monday.The bank, which is currently facing litigation…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

August 9, 2017

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Great Barrier Reef

New coal mine approval at Wandoan an affront to common sense

Press release – 8 August, 2017August 9, 2017: The approval of a new coal lease in southern Queensland shows the government are more interested in propping up the fossil fuel industry than protecting communities and the environment.Mining giant Glencore was yesterday granted the first mining leases for a 22 million tonne thermal coal mine in…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

August 7, 2017

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Great Barrier Reef, CommBank, Nature, Adani

World first court case highlights CommBank’s climate change risk

Press release – 7 August, 2017Sydney, Australia August 8, 2017: Groundbreaking shareholder litigation filed against Australia’s largest bank by its own shareholders will argue that the Commonwealth Bank have failed in their duty to disclose the risk that climate change poses to the bank.Filed today by Environmental Justice Australia on behalf of shareholders of over…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

August 6, 2017

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Fossil Fuels, AGL, ANZ, Climate Impacts, Great Barrier Reef, CommBank, NAB, Adani

Dirty coal to dirty politics

Everything is connected through a malformed Political Economy The life of our reef is intimately linked to the health of our politics and the future of our communities. Coal has no role to play. Everything is connected through a malformed Political Economy The life of our reef is intimately linked to the health of our…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

July 21, 2017

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Great Australian Bight, Safeguard our oceans, Fossil Fuels, Climate and Energy, Climate Impacts, Great Barrier Reef, Victoria, South Australia, Adani, Nuclear

Why Australia needs to whip its coal dependence

In the same way people a century ago wanted cars instead of horses, people today don’t want coal — they want renewables. This piece was originally published on Independent Australia. Greenpeace activists paint climate change messages on coal ships in the Mackay harbour. © Michael Amendolia / Greenpeace “At one time there must’ve been dozens…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

July 14, 2017

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David Ritter explores the persistence of threats to the Great Barrier Reef

Greenpeace says good riddance to an environmental vandal as Mineral Council’s CEO steps down

Stop laughing! There’s nothing funny about climate change

Coal slush fund will be redesigned to be even slushier

Keep the pressure up on CommBank

CommBank must rule out all new coal – not just Adani’s Carmichael mine

New coal mine approval at Wandoan an affront to common sense

World first court case highlights CommBank’s climate change risk

Dirty coal to dirty politics

Why Australia needs to whip its coal dependence

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