Greenpeace Archives - Renew Economy

Coal

Australian coal plants are producing less power, but more toxic pollution
Levels of fine particle pollution and mercury are up in Victoria and NSW, while Queensland tops the lists for all emissions.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 5, 2023

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Woodside sued over Scarborough gas plans, as fears raised over spill risk
Oil and gas giant Woodside is being taken to court by environment groups, seeking to halt the development of the Scarborough gas project.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 22, 2022

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Renewables

Optus pledges to be 100 pct “backed by renewables” by end of 2025
Optus joins Telstra and TPG with a commitment to switch to 100% renewables by 2025, but little detail yet on how that will be done.
Sophie Vorrath

May 20, 2022

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Australia hits new renewables milestone, Taylor claims credit
Taylor claims credit for surging renewables share, while praising the Morrison government’s investments in the gas industry.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 11, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Australia emissions edge higher in latest quarter as “sluggish” federal policies slammed
Inadequate national policies to cut emissions criticised, as Australia’s emissions bounce higher in first half of year during Covid recovery.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 30, 2021

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“Arrogant” Woodside rushes ahead on massive gas hub
Oil and gas giant Woodside has been criticised by green groups for proceeding with massive gas project, yet to secure full environmental approval.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 23, 2021

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Policy & Planning

“Pacific Bully:” Australia accused of greenwashing climate finance commitments
A new report suggests Australia is a bad neighbour in the Pacific, using international aid to bully Pacific countries into silence over climate dissent.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 4, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Greenpeace claims legal win against AGL over “Australia’s Greatest Liability” campaign
Federal Court rules in favour of Greenpeace, finding the group can use AGL logo and branding in ‘parody’ campaigns.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 9, 2021

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Coal

AGL vs Greenpeace: Legal showdown starts over logo use in environmental campaigns
Federal court hears AGL Energy’s legal challenge to Greenpeace’s use of its logos in campaign labelling the energy company “Australia’s Greatest Liability”.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 2, 2021

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Storage

Retired EV batteries could meet global energy storage needs by 2030
Greenpeace East Asia report finds repurposed EV batteries could cover all global demand for energy storage in 2030 – around 368GWh of capacity.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 30, 2020

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Enviro groups slam Morrison’s Covid Commission over false claims of consultation
A group of leading environmental groups slam NCCC head Nev Power for falsely claiming they had been consulted on Covid-19 economic response.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 18, 2020

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Coal

How the Murdoch press defended fossil fuel industry while Australia burned
Greenpeace investigation highlights how Murdoch press used misinformation to protect the fossil fuel industry from blame for climate fuelled bushfires.
Michael Mazengarb

May 13, 2020

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