Glencore's Tahmoor coal mine closure a searing reality check for Australian...
Sydney, 2 June 2016 - Glencore’s decision to close the Tahmoor coal mine in NSW is a searing reality check for the Coalition and Labor parties, who are risking Australia’s economic future by supporting...
View ArticleTurnbull’s $1bn fund not enough to protect the reef, says Greenpeace...
Brisbane, 13 June 2016 – Responding to Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement for a $1bn fund to protect the Great Barrier Reef, Greenpeace Australia Pacific reef campaigner Shani Tager said:“Prime Minister...
View ArticleSolar panel display on Parliament House lawn marks Paris Agreement ratification
Canberra, 11 November 2016 – A display of solar panels was set up by Greenpeace Australia Pacific on the Parliament House lawn this morning to mark Australia’s ratification of the Paris climate...
View ArticleNSW wildlife culling “against national interest”
Sydney, 18 November 2016: Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the legal ‘exemption’ granted this week to allow installation of shark nets at New South Wales north coast beaches.“Environmental laws...
View ArticleFormer Great Barrier Reef head calls for ban on new coal mines to protect the...
Sydney, 21 November 2016 – The former head of the Australian government’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has called on the government to ban new coal mines to protect the Great...
View ArticleGreenpeace urges Australia to take responsibility for its coal exports ahead...
Brisbane, 7 June 2016 – As the Queensland Court of Appeal considers an appeal over the proposed Alpha/GVK mine in the Galilee Basin, Greenpeace urges Australia to take responsibility for its coal...
View ArticleAustralian government must include action on coal in its Great Barrier Reef...
Sydney, 24 November 2016 – Ahead of the Australian government’s expected submission of a report to the Unesco World Heritage Committee over the health of the Great Barrier Reef, Greenpeace Australia...
View ArticleGreenpeace welcomes BP's withdrawal from the Great Australian Bight
Sydney, 11 October 2016 – Responding to BP’s decision to abandon its oil exploration program in the Great Australian Bight, Greenpeace Australia Pacific Oceans Campaigner, Nathaniel Pelle, said:“This...
View ArticleGreenpeace welcomes ban on plastic bags in Queensland
Sydney, 25 November 2016 – Responding to the Queensland state government’s ban on single-use plastic bags from 2018, Greenpeace campaigner Samantha Wockner said:“Queenslanders use more than 2.2m...
View ArticleLeaked BP report sparks concerns over safety
Sydney and London, 13 December 2016: BP’s withdrawal from the Great Australian Bight this October was an even luckier break than previously thought, said Greenpeace Australia Pacific today after The...
View ArticleCarmichael rail loan an abuse of taxpayer’s money, finds Greenpeace report
Sydney, 21 December: A $1bn government loan to build the Carmichael Rail Project in Queensland is against the public interest and cannot proceed, says a Greenpeace Australia Pacific report released...
View ArticleGreenpeace: Turnbull should emulate Obama, Trudeau after BP exit
Sydney, 22 December: Greenpeace has called on Malcolm Turnbull to show leadership and stop Great Australian Bight oil drilling following BP’s final withdrawal of its bid and US and Canadian decisions...
View ArticleGreenpeace: Asian air pollution crises partly fuelled by Australian coal
Hong Kong, 13 January 2017 - Approximately 50,000 lives a year could saved by 2030 if no new coal-fired power plants are built in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, according to a...
View ArticleGreenpeace ‘Horrified at random killing of marine life’ and call for...
Sydney, 17 January 2017: Greenpeace Australia Pacific says new figures on marine life killed by nets through the NSW shark meshing programme are horrifying and show the need for non-lethal options,...
View ArticleGreenpeace welcomes BP's withdrawal from the Great Australian Bight
Sydney, 11 October 2016 – Responding to BP’s decision to abandon its oil exploration program in the Great Australian Bight, Greenpeace Australia Pacific Oceans Campaigner, Nathaniel Pelle, said:“This...
View ArticleCarmichael rail loan an abuse of taxpayer’s money, finds Greenpeace report
Sydney, 21 December: A $1bn government loan to build the Carmichael Rail Project in Queensland is against the public interest and cannot proceed, says a Greenpeace Australia Pacific report released...
View ArticleAmazon still lags behind Apple, Google in Greenpeace renewable energy report
Apple, Google, Facebook, and newcomer Switch are taking some of the greatest strides towards 100% renewable energy, while companies such as Netflix, Amazon Web Services, and Samsung are lagging. The...
View ArticleGreenpeace: Turnbull’s preposterous coal dogma smashed by record heat
Sydney, 19 January 2016: Responding to the finding that 2016 was the hottest on record, Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner, Nikola Casule, said:“Earlier this week, Prime Minister Turnbull claimed...
View ArticlePrime Minister needs to come clean and admit coal obsession driven by politics
Sydney, 1 February 2017: Prime Minister needs to come clean and admit coal obsession driven by politics The Prime Minister’s obsession with coal-fired power in his National Press Club address today...
View ArticleGreenpeace welcomes BP's withdrawal from the Great Australian Bight
Sydney, 11 October 2016 – Responding to BP’s decision to abandon its oil exploration program in the Great Australian Bight, Greenpeace Australia Pacific Oceans Campaigner, Nathaniel Pelle, said:“This...
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