OPINION | Jo Dodds, President of Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Over recent weeks, bushfires have been raging across the country in NSW, Victoria and Central Australia, and it’s deeply troubling. I’m worried for everyone near the fires. It’s particularly stressful for anyone who has survived other fires in recent … Read More
Bushfire survivors call on banks to stop funding climate crisis
20 March 2020 Today, anyone leafing through the pages of the Australian Financial Review can’t have missed this powerful ad on page 15: 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 … Read More
QBE leaves door open to oil and gas phase out
QBE Insurance faced a barrage of questions as well as a shareholder resolution calling for the company to set targets to phase out its exposure to all fossil fuels at its annual general meeting on 9 May 2019. Although QBE took a big step forward in March when it committed … Read More