SYDNEY, TUESDAY 23 APRIL 2024 – As negotiators from 176 nations meet this week to develop an international treaty on plastic pollution, Greenpeace is urging the Australian government to back a Global Plastics Treaty with strong plastic reduction targets that will put an end to single-use plastics in Australia. The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), held this week in Canada, will discuss the draft terms of the Global Plastics Treaty, which the United Nations committed to deliver by the end of 2024. Greenpeace is calling for the treaty to set a legally-binding ..read more

It’s here – it has a new kick-ass name, and it’ll soon be on the high seas to protect what we love. Last month, we announced Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s first ever campaigning vessel. This lightning-fast, 68ft new addition to the Greenpeace fleet will be used to fight for the protection of our precious oceans in our region. From stopping Woodside’s disastrous offshore gas plans, fighting for a new Marine Protected Area for Lord Howe Rise, and keeping deep sea mining out of the waters of Australia and the Pacific forever, our new vessel is ready to make waves. Before we start campaigning on ..read more

Noqu Mata Vuvale. I don’t say this lightly.  Noqu mata vuvale has a very special meaning in my Fijian language. It means you have opened the gates and entered our loving home and there is a reason why we have kept this special place for you. You are family. As I sit down to write this reflective blog in the form of a personal letter, I have contemplated deeply on the remarkable journey we’ve embarked on. My heart swells with pride, love and gratitude for each and every one of you who has stood by our side in this fight for climate justice. Our journey to the International Court of Justice ..read more

Ship just got real – we’ve got a boat! From April 2024, the very first Greenpeace Australia Pacific vessel will set sail in the turquoise waters around Australia and the Pacific.  With the help of an incredibly generous donor, we’ve purchased a 68ft blue water sailing boat. It’s no leisure cruiser. It’s built for speed, for the open water, to take on those who threaten the future of our blue planet. Our new campaigning vessel after arriving in Sydney It has recently made its way from France all the way to its new home in Australia Pacific waters. It’s currently undergoing a makeover and r ..read more

The Government has just proposed New Vehicle Emissions Standards to limit pollution from newly sold cars. This is a big win for the climate, because transport is the third largest source of carbon pollution in Australia, and most of it comes from the dirty exhausts of diesel and petrol cars. If we don’t act, transport will become the worst polluter by 2030. © Jung-geun Augustine Park / Greenpeace Greenpeace has been fighting for these pollution limits on cars for years, and we are almost there. But the proposal is not law yet – the Government needs to finalise the design of the stan ..read more

COP 28 Delegation in Dubai © Marie Jacquemin / Greenpeace After over 2 weeks of climate negotiations, the 28th UN Climate Summit, COP28, has wrapped up in Dubai. As world leaders and delegates negotiated on how to stay on track to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, 2023 was confirmed as the hottest year on record. And despite this obvious alarm bell, leaders still could not agree on a definitive phaseout of fossil fuels. A lot happened at COP28 – here’s a rundown: 1. Launch of the Loss and Damage Fund The good: The Loss and Damage Fund is finally operational. The bad: Pledges fall ..read more

The world’s largest climate conference is happening in Dubai this year. Here’s what you need to know. Shiva Gounden, Greenpeace Australia Pacific at COP28.What is COP28, and why does it matter? The 28th global climate conference, COP28, has kicked off with growing frustration and doubts about its outcomes. Despite twenty-seven years of meetings and scientific consensus on fossil fuels driving the climate crisis, emissions and global temperatures continue to reach record highs. High emitting countries are still debating whether fossil fuels are the problem, while low-lying island nations i ..read more

This is Scott Reef, home to endangered whales and turtles and thousands of corals. The ship – Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior – marks the spot where fossil fuel giant Woodside wants to drill for gas. Aerial view of North Scott Reef. In this photo the Rainbow Warrior depicts the approximate location where Woodside intends to drill for gas for its Browse project. This location has been determined using GPS coordinates provided by Woodside in its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Millions of years ago, a massive barrier reef – as big as the Great Barrier Reef – stretched along the coast of what ..read more

Our deep sea ecosystems are places of mystery and beauty, containing rare and rarely seen species of fish, crustaceans, and other ocean life. Scyphozoan Jellyfish. A selection of deep sea creatures that are found in the Arctic. The animals were documented by marine biologist, explorer and underwater photographer Alexander Semenov, head of the divers’ team at Moscow State University’s White Sea biological station. Conjure an image of the deep sea, and you may as well imagine the moon. Few images exist, and scientific exploration of the deep sea is only in its infancy. We may not yet fully under ..read more

What’s the go with wind farms and whales? Let’s find out… A Humpback whale breaches off a reef in the Southern Great Barrier reef on its Southern Migration, Queensland, Australia. Humpback whales travel huge distances from the warm waters of the great barrier reef on the east coast of Australia to icy waters of the southern Ocean off Antarctic. © Paul Hilton / Greenpeace Greenpeace offices and activists worldwide have worked to protect whales and the oceans they call home for decades. We’re also massive fans of renewables, which we need to build a tonne of to phase out gas and coal and tackle ..read more