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Greenpeace Response To Toyota ‘Dieselgate’ Class Action
In response to media reports that Toyota Motor Corporation Australia is facing another class action lawsuit about its diesel engines, for the installation of “diesel defeat devices”, Greenpeace Australia Pacific senior campaigner Lindsay Soutar says: "If these allegations are substantiated, this would be another of many examples of companies in the Toyota group engaging in…
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Australians Charge Ahead On EVs But Still Back Of Queue Without Fuel Efficiency Standards
The Electric Vehicle Council’s (EVC) new report ‘The State of Electric Vehicles’ out this morning shows demand for EVs in Australia is rapidly increasing, but a lack of fuel efficiency standards is holding back supply, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. With cars and light commercial vehicles contributing 60 per cent of all transport emissions, and transport…
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Fuel efficiency standards essential for climate
The Fuel Efficiency Standards proposed today by the Albanese Government in its National Electric Vehicle Strategy consultation paper are essential to taking meaningful action on climate change and must be adopted now, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says.
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AGL Finally Bows To Pressure To Kick Coal Obsession, But Must Move From Laggard To Leader
AGL’s updated plans to bring forward the closure of its dirty coal-burning power station Loy Yang A from 2045 to 2035 show the company has bowed to community, shareholder, and activist pressure, and must now go even further to ensure a safer climate and economic future for Australia, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. In just over…
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Hit the brakes on hybrid subsidies
Greenpeace Australia Pacific is urging the Albanese government to heed calls from the independents and the Greens to exclude subsidies for petrol hybrid cars, and instead focus on accelerating the electric vehicle revolution.
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Safeguard Mechanism Must End “Free Pass To Pollute”: Greenpeace
The Federal Government’s review of the Safeguard Mechanism, which regulates climate pollution from Australian corporations, must draw a line in the sand under the free pass to pollute that fossil fuel companies currently enjoy, urges Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s submission to the Federal Safeguard Mechanism review calls for a climate-science aligned emissions reduction…
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“If It’s Broken, Don’t Try And Fix It”: Agl Fails To Learn Its Lesson With Ex-Gambling Exec Appointment
Reports that AGL, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, is on the verge of appointing former gambling executive Paula Dwyer as its new Chairman shows AGL believes that if it’s broken, don’t try and fix it, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. The reported appointment of Paula Dwyer, who was most recently Chairman of Tabcorp, is a blatant missed…
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“It’s Groundhog Day”: Transport-Driven Emissions Spike Shows Urgent Need To Change Lanes
New Australian emissions data for the March quarter reveals climate pollution rose by 1.5 per cent, largely driven by transport which Greenpeace Australia Pacific says shows the need for a revved up commitment to fuel efficiency standards. In the year to March 2022, emissions were 487.1 million tonnes - 7.4 million tonnes higher than the…
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Woodside’s Temporary Profit High Underscored By Mounting Climate Risk
Gas company Woodside’s temporary profit high is underscored by mounting climate risk, as environmental and market pressure grows around the company’s controversial Burrup Hub gas project, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Woodside posted first-half profits of $1.64 billion today but Greenpeace Australia Pacific Head of Clean Transitions Jess Panegyres warned investors that Woodside’s financial spike is…
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Woodside’s Pluto 2 LNG Train Can Still Come Off The Rails
Woodside has broken ground on a second LNG train at its Pluto gas processing facility on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia but the company’s plans are far from on track, with Woodside facing two legal challenges and still lacking crucial environmental approvals, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says. Pluto Train 2 will be the second train…