1 February 2021 Prime Minister Scott Morrison was denied a speaking slot at the UN’s 2020 Climate Ambition Summit, and for good reason: Australia’s climate policy is one of the worst, and the rest of the world knows it. Far from being a wake-up call, just weeks ago the Federal … Read More
Origin Energy shuts down Traditional Owner and climate change concerns
20 October 2020 Origin Energy took advantage of the COVID-19 situation to stifle shareholders’ rights to challenge the company at its annual general meeting today. After taking questions from shareholders for less than 40 minutes, Origin Chair Gordon Cairns refused to accept any more questions on Traditional Owner concerns around … Read More
Australia’s pariah projects: the fossil fuel proposals threatening to bust our climate goals
Australia’s ‘big four’ banks – ANZ, CommBank, NAB and Westpac – have all publicly championed the Paris Agreement. They have also committed to the global goal of net zero emissions by 2050, even though the current state of climate science means we should be aiming for net-zero emissions far sooner. … Read More
Australia’s major political parties, brought to you by fossil fuels!
February 2020 Every year, Australian governments and their departments spend billions of dollars of your money so that more coal, gas and oil can be extracted and burned. Favourable decisions include: tax-based subsidies direct contributions concessional loans from public financial institutions lax environmental laws and approvals for disastrous projects. Meanwhile, … Read More
Super funds back Origin’s smoke and mirrors climate plan
16 October 2019 Origin Energy’s annual general meeting today was dominated by shareholder and community concerns over the climate, environmental and social impacts of the company’s dirty fossil fuel operations and plans. That’s not surprising given Origin is one of Australia’s biggest greenhouse gas polluters and has plans to prolong … Read More
Suncorp and QBE abandon coal but are still undermining Paris Agreement
1 August 2019 The insurance sector globally is waking up to the fact that if it wants to avoid the growing impact on its profits caused by the climate crisis, it needs to stop providing insurance to and investing in the companies that are fuelling it. At least 16 major … Read More
Friends in high places: fossil fuel political donations
February 2019 Every year, Australian governments and their departments spend billions of dollars of your money to help more coal, gas and oil to be extracted and burned. Favourable decisions include: tax-based subsidies direct contributions concessional loans from public financial institutions lax environmental laws and approvals for disastrous projects. Meanwhile, … Read More
Northern Territory traditional owners challenge Origin Energy’s board on fracking consent
17 October 2018 Traditional owners travelled all the way from the Northern Territory for Origin Energy’s annual general meeting (AGM) today in Sydney to challenge the company that wants to frack their land. Since the Northern Territory scrapped its fracking ban in April, Origin have doubled down on their efforts … Read More
Media release: Response to Origin greenhouse gas reduction target
14 December 2017 Response to Origin Eraring coal-fired power plant closure announcement – Market Forces “While the headlines seem laudable, Origin is doing no more than closing Eraring on its 50-year use-by date.” “In fact given that Eraring makes up approximately 70% of Origin’s overall emissions, the company is committing to … Read More
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