Aktivisten protestieren im Brisbane Siemens-Büro Adani hat gerade bekanntgegeben, dass Siemens den Kontrakt erhalten hat, die Signaltechnik für die Bahnstrecke an der Carmichael Kohlenmine zu liefern - das ist ein Projekt, dass das Galilee Kohlebecken zu Zwecken des...
Soul Patts shuts down AGM rather than answer questions on coal and climate change
6 December 2019 Washington H Soul Pattinson went to extraordinary lengths to avoid questions on coal and climate change at its annual general meeting today, pushing all questions to the end of the meeting before shutting the entire AGM down after just a few questions....
ANZ’s secret plan to cut thermal coal leaves Westpac out in the cold
6 December 2019 ANZ has internal plans to cut thermal coal mining exposure by 75% by March 2024.* While this is a welcome ambition, ANZ has not confirmed the targeted 75% reduction officially in public policy. Take a moment to tell ANZ to publicly confirm its secret...
Siemens, do the right thing and walk away from Adani!
Activists protesting inside Siemens Brisbane office. Adani has announced that Siemens has been awarded a contract to deliver rail signaling systems for the rail line to its Carmichael mine - a coal project that would open up the Galilee thermal coal basin to mining...
Oil and gas still a major focus for Karoon Energy
29 November 2019 Karoon Energy has been given plenty of opportunities to provide a credible and evidence-based climate risk management plan, but continues to shirk this responsibility to its shareholders. At Karoon’s 2018 AGM, CEO Robert Hosking claimed “We are at...
Climate denial alive and well at Armour Energy
27 November 2019 Shareholders of Armour Energy were stunned during the company’s annual general meeting in Brisbane yesterday by Chairman Nicholas Mather’s outrageous claim that human beings are not the cause of climate change. In response to a question from a...
Super funds let Beach Energy off the hook on climate change
26 November 2019 Another week, another Australian fossil fuel company belies super funds' climate engagement claims. Earlier this year, Market Forces named oil and gas producer Beach Energy as one of the 21 big Australian companies undermining climate action. With...
Horizon Oil’s expansion undermines Paris climate goals
22 November 2019 Horizon Oil's cursory approach to climate risk disregards the reality that the Paris Agreement leaves no room for oil expansion. According to its Sustainability Report, Horizon Oil is working towards full implementation of the G20 Task Force on...
Bluescope Steel must step up low-carbon ambition
21 November 2019 Bluescope Steel shareholders today called on the company to set new Paris-aligned emission reduction targets to drive low-carbon transition. As one of the top 20 greenhouse gas emitters in Australia, Bluescope Steel is highly exposed to the policy,...
Mineral Resources: relying on others to find a solution to the climate crisis
20 November, 2019 Mineral Resources is predominantly an iron-ore miner and mining services company. But the company’s November 2017 acquisition of Energy Resources Pty Ltd means it now holds nine exploration permits for substantial oil and gas projects in the onshore...