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Why the Paris Agreement on climate change means the end of coal
This week the world took a big step forward in the fight against dangerous global warming. The Paris Agreement on climate change – the first universal, legally binding, agreement to cut carbon emissions – was voted into law by enough nations to come into force. The nations that have taken action are some of the…
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Reef 2050 plan not fit for purpose, says Greenpeace
Press release – 27 September, 2016Brisbane, 28 September 2016 – Responding to the Queensland government’s Reef 2050 plan progress report, Greenpeace Australia Pacific reef campaigner Shani Tager said:"To claim Australia has made good progress on protecting the reef during a period in which more than 20% of the Great Barrier Reef’s coral was killed during…
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$40m settlement for Chinese ship’s reef damage ‘woefully inadequate’, says Greenpeace
Press release – 18 September, 2016Brisbane, 19 Sep 2016 – Responding to the $39.3m settlement the Australian government has reached with the owners of the Shen Neng 1 Chinese coal carrier that ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef six years ago, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s reef campaigner Shani Tager said:“This settlement is woefully inadequate, given…
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US and China ratify historic Paris climate agreement … meanwhile in Australia
The United States and China – the world’s biggest economies and the largest emitters of greenhouse gases – announced they will ratify the Paris climate agreement over the weekend. The ratification of the COP21 deal reached in Paris last year was hailed as a significant advance in the battle against global warming. The Paris climate agreement The Paris climate…
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New government. Same fight. Saving the Reef from coal.
Monday afternoon the text came through: the Federal Court had upheld the Abbott Government’s environmental approval for the massive Carmichael mine. The court challenge, brought by our friends at the Australian Conservation Foundation, was defeated. It’s times like this when our movement can be at its best. Within hours, snap rallies were called and preparations…
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We brought the Great Barrier Reef to Canberra
We did it! We delivered our petition with 32,000 names to the new Environment Minister in a spectacular way at Parliament House. We did it! We delivered our petition with 32,000 names to the new Environment Minister in a spectacular way at Parliament House. Our message for the minister, and the new government, was clear:…
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US/China Paris Agreement ratification leaves Australia in the dust on climate change action
Press release – 3 September, 2016Sydney, 3 September 2016 – Responding to the joint announcement that China and the United States have formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate, Greenpeace Australia Pacific Program Director, Dominique Rowe, said:"This is yet another example of Australia being left in the dust when it comes to climate change action.…
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Hundreds of coral sculptures erected at Parliament House as Australians urge politicians to save the Great Barrier Reef
Press release – 30 August, 2016Canberra, 31 August 2016 – Politicians returning to work at Parliament House this morning were greeted by hundreds of coral sculptures erected on the Parliament House lawn – as a new poll revealed that more than two-thirds of Australians want the government to prioritise the Australian environment over the coal…
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A disappointing verdict for Queensland’s forests, trees and wildlife
Late last week, a narrow majority of Queensland MPs voted against protection for Queensland’s forests, trees and wildlife. What they didn’t count on was us. People like you and I, building something unstoppable: tens of thousands of people united to protect Queensland forests. It’s a huge disappointment. This legislation is desperately needed to reduce unchecked…
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What just happened to electricity prices in South Australia? 6 things you need to know
In case you haven’t heard, power prices had a brief but sizeable jump in South Australia over the last few weeks. There has been a lot of heated, and often misleading, commentary this week about what happened and why – some of which has blamed the state’s high level of renewable energy. Here are the…