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New U.S. EV Rules A “Wake-Up Call” For Australia: Greenpeace
Changes to rules to turbocharge sales of electric vehicles in America highlights how far behind Australia is when it comes to quieter, cleaner car technology, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Overnight the Biden administration announced its plans to ensure two-thirds of new car sales and a quarter of trucks sold in the U.S. by 2032 are…
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Public Submissions Overwhelmingly Back Fuel Efficiency Standards, New Analysis Finds
A new analysis of submissions to the government’s National Electric Vehicle Strategy has revealed overwhelming support for a legislated Fuel Efficiency Standard for light vehicles in Australia, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. The analysis, released by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, reviewed 212 submissions from organisations – including motoring associations, NGOs and big businesses – to the consultation,…
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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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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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Campaign against Woodside goes global as Greenpeace takes aim at German gas customer
Greenpeace Germany has joined forces with Greenpeace Australia Pacific to take aim at energy company RWE, one of the only major customers earmarked by Woodside for its controversial Scarborough gas project, with activists protesting at RWE’s German offices slamming the risk to Australian marine wildlife posed by Woodside’s aggressive gas expansion plans.
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Covid and Christmas used to hide failure to protect Great Barrier Reef
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the Morrison Government’s decision to release a report on the status of the Great Barrier Reef just days before Christmas when many Australians are distracted by the festive season and surging covid cases.
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We’re going to COP26 in Glasgow to make leaders step up and tackle the climate crisis
Greenpeace Australia Pacific Board Member and human rights lawyer Kavita Naidu leads our Pacific delegation that will fight for climate justice at COP26. In less than a week, world leaders and representatives of almost 200 countries will meet in Glasgow, Scotland to come to an agreement on how to rein in a climate crisis that…
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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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Scorched Earth – the world in drought
Coal doesn't just damage the climate, it worsens drought...
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World’s eyes on Norway as historic climate trial begins
Oslo, Norway. Tomorrow, environmental organisations Greenpeace Nordic and Nature and Youth take on the Norwegian government in court for opening up new areas in the Arctic to oil drilling. They are arguing that drilling for oil violates the Paris Agreement as well as the Norwegian constitution. Winning the case could set a precedent for future…