News
7 Apr 2020
Nature Conservation Council: Coal power pumps 300M tonnes of toxic pollution into the air in 12 months
Emission of toxic air pollutants from NSW power stations remains dangerously high, new National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data shows, posing an unacceptable and unnecessary risk to public health.
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7 Apr 2020
Greenpeace AP: Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread bleaching ever as rampant coal use takes its toll
Coal-fired climate change has caused the Great Barrier Reef to bleach for the third time in five years, with the latest attack devastating already struggling corals from far North Queensland to the...
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7 Apr 2020
Greenpeace AP: Toxic air pollution almost triples at one of Australia’s oldest and dirtiest power stations
Alarming new data confirming that the Vales Point Power Station has reported an almost three-fold increase in PM 2.5 pollution represents a significant risk to the respiratory health of Central Coast communities...
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20 Mar 2020
Friends of the Earth: Bushfire survivors call on banks to stop funding climate crisis
The Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action group has sent an open letter to the major Australian banks calling on them to stop funding new fossil fuel projects and to set dates by which their...
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16 Mar 2020
Nature Conservation Council: NSW net-zero plan a good start, but much more needed, sooner
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes the NSW Government ‘Net-Zero Plan’ as a good step, but warns that ambition must lift to limit the climate crisis.
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14 Mar 2020
Greenpeace AP: NSW emissions reduction roadmap a promising start but more ambition needed
The measures outlined by NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent by 2030 are a step in the right direction, but far steeper cuts are needed...
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4 Mar 2020
Greenpeace AP: Telstra first off the block to 100% renewable energy
Telstra has become the first Australian telecommunications company to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2025 in an announcement made this afternoon.
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25 Feb 2020
Greenpeace AP: Labor targets net-zero emissions by 2050, highlighting Morrison Government’s refusal to adopt a climate policy
The Morrison Government’s climate policy void has again been called out as Labor announced a policy of net-zero emissions by 2050. However, immediate and sharp emissions reduction are required to prevent a...
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21 Feb 2020
Nature Conservation Council: Eraring must close by 2026 for NSW to play its role in keeping global heating below 2 degrees
Eraring coal-fired power station on the Central Coast must close by 2026 for NSW to play its part in limiting global heating to below 2 degrees, according to the Nature Conservation Council. ...
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14 Feb 2020
Nature Conservation Council: Giving handouts to coal power stations is just throwing more fuel on the fire
The Federal Government must withdraw its $11 million grant offer to help coal baron Trevor St Baker upgrade his Vales Point power station and use the money to support clean energy and...
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