Qld govt keen to dredge Reef World Heritage Area for a coal mine
Brisbane, October 27, 2015 - The Queensland government today moved a step closer to putting the Great Barrier Reef at risk by lodging paperwork with the Federal Government to dredge the sea floor in...
View ArticleGreenpeace warns EU to maintain pressure on Taiwan over illegal fishing
Sydney, 28 October 2015 - The European Union must maintain pressure on Taiwan to clean up its fisheries industry after the government imposed a weak penalty on a Taiwanese fishing longliner with...
View ArticleNuclear option nonsensical, given Australia’s abundant renewable energy
Sydney, 28 October 2015 - Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed a call from Australia’s next Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, for a renewed debate on the option of nuclear power as part of the...
View ArticleGreenpeace tells coal bosses: hands off Australians’ tax money
Sydney, 31 October 2015 — Greenpeace activists were surprise guests at the Australian mining industry’s annual awards bash last night to deliver a message to coal bosses: hands off Australian...
View ArticleCommBank announcement on climate change demands shift away from coal financing
Sydney, 5 November 2015 – The Commonwealth Bank’s announcement on climate change today is a key indicator that fossil fuels no longer make any financial or environmental sense, Greenpeace Australia...
View ArticleGreenpeace thumbs up to NAB for $18bn commitment to address climate change
Sydney, 5 November 2015 - Greenpeace welcomes the National Australia Bank’s announcement that it supports a 2 degree climate change target and will commit A$18bn over the next seven years in financing...
View ArticlePM Turnbull should follow Obama’s footsteps on Keystone by rejecting...
Sydney, 7 November 2015 – President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline offers an opportunity for Malcolm Turnbull to cancel the Carmichael coal mine and establish Australia as a leading...
View ArticleTPP environmental provisions a major disappointment
Sydney, 6 November 2015 - Reacting to the text of the Environmental Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, Emma Gibson, Head of Program for Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“What we are...
View ArticleGreenpeace lauds crucial Carmichael legal challenge
Sydney, 9 November 2015 - Greenpeace Australia Pacific applauds the crucial legal challenge to the Carmichael megamine that was lodged today by the Australian Conservation Foundation.The challenge is a...
View ArticleGlobal coral bleaching is an urgent warning to stop coal activity near Great...
Sydney, 9 October 2015 - Responding to news about the massive global coral bleaching event under way that will also affect the Great Barrier Reef, Emma Gibson, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Head of...
View Article2015 is on course to see the largest fall in coal consumption in history
Berlin, 9 November 2015 - A groundbreaking report by Greenpeace International shows that global coal consumption is heading for the biggest decline in history. Key findings from an analysis of coal...
View ArticleGreenpeace mourns deaths of Richard and Carolyn Green
Sydney, 10 November 2015 - Greenpeace today mourns the deaths of passionate environmentalists and artists, Richard and Carolyn Green, and their friend, notable documentary filmmaker John Davis, who...
View ArticleGreenpeace gifts a surfboard to Mike Baird in call to drop harmful hooked...
Sydney, 10 November 2015 – Greenpeace activists today delivered a surfboard to NSW Premier Mike Baird covered with more than 25,000 signatures asking him to rule out shark deterrents that hook and kill...
View ArticleGreenpeace tells coal bosses: hands off Australians’ tax money
Sydney, 31 October 2015 — Greenpeace activists were surprise guests at the Australian mining industry’s annual awards bash last night to deliver a message to coal bosses: hands off Australian...
View ArticleCommBank announcement on climate change demands shift away from coal financing
Sydney, 5 November 2015 – The Commonwealth Bank’s announcement on climate change today is a key indicator that fossil fuels no longer make any financial or environmental sense, Greenpeace Australia...
View ArticleGreenpeace calls for transparency on Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
Sydney, 6 October 2015 - Responding to this morning’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement announcement, Emma Gibson, Head of Program for Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“We are not opposed to...
View Article46,000-strong petition adds to growing calls for better seafood labelling
Sydney, 15 October 2015 - A petition to the Australian Senate with over 46,000 signatures calling for better seafood labelling shows consumers are increasingly worried they don’t have enough...
View ArticlePowershop wins greenest energy supplier again in 2015 Green Electricity Guide
Sydney, 13 November 2015 – Powershop and Diamond Energy were ranked as Australia’s greenest energy suppliers for the second year running in the country's only independent and unbiased ranking of...
View ArticleGreenpeace says Australia courting nuclear disasters with permanent dump
Sydney, 13 November 2015 - Creating a permanent nuclear waste dump will invite a toxic nuclear legacy that Australians will have to deal with for generations, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said...
View ArticleGlobal coral bleaching is an urgent warning to stop coal activity near Great...
Sydney, 9 October 2015 - Responding to news about the massive global coral bleaching event under way that will also affect the Great Barrier Reef, Emma Gibson, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Head of...
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