19 October 2016 Origin Energy, one of the top three dirtiest power companies in Australia, held its annual general meeting today. The board dodged and weaved questions on fracking, fugitive emissions and 2C commitments, while hiding behind their measly renewable...
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Aurizon fails to see writing on the wall for Adani and Australian coal
18 October 2016 The Galilee Basin has been one of the biggest flashpoints in the fight against fossil fuels in Australia. There is enough coal in the Galilee to produce a massive 705 million tonnes of carbon each year, which is more than our current domestic...
Divestment Day Live!
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Media Release: Australians hoodwinked by superfunds over multi-million dollar executive fossil fuel exploration bonuses
Melbourne, Thursday 29 September, 2016: A new report released today by environmental finance campaigners Market Forces reveals the multi-million dollar bonuses awarded to Australian and international fossil fuel company executives for expanding reserves which are...
Australia’s dirtiest power company, AGL, has a lot to answer for at its AGM
28 September 2016 AGL has been branded ‘Australia’s biggest polluter’ with 85% of all AGL power coming from coal. Unsurprisingly company board members were met at their annual general meeting (AGM) with protesters who demanded AGL stop contributing to the warming of...
Media Release: Australians reject super funds’ trillion-dollar secret
Melbourne, Friday 23 September, 2016: According to analysis by environmental finance campaigners Market Forces, 83% of assets under management in Australia’s fifty largest superannuation funds are undisclosed, equating to nearly $1 trillion of assets. The analysis...
Suncorp understands the importance of 2ºC, fails to commit to it.
22 September 2016 Creator of the award-winning Skeptical Science website John Cook and Associate Professor Kristen Lyons were among the shareholders attending the Suncorp AGM today in Brisbane, trying to find out why a company that is losing billions of dollars in...
$1 trillion in super fund assets hidden from the public
21 September 2016 Would you buy a house, not knowing what suburb it’s in? Or how many bedrooms it has? Or if it’s new or old? That’s what many of Australia’s largest super funds are asking you to do with your money – trust them. For many people, super will be the...
Fossil fuel assets taking huge hits
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Poll reveals high expectations for banks to avoid fossil fuels
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