Greenpeace
Non-governmental environmental organization
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| 2023 | Greenpeace Australia Pacific reported $26.43 Million (AUD) in revenue and $28.38 Million in expenses, further establishing itself as one of Australia's largest environmental groups. |
| 2020 | GPAP reported a financial surplus of $4,016,316, which included $1,090,500 from the Australian Government's COVID-19 JobKeeper subsidy. |
| 2020 | Greenpeace Australia Pacific received $722,000 in financial support from Greenpeace International during the financial year. |
| July 2019 | Over 500 protesters gathered at Brisbane Square to demand the state government revoke the mine's approval, as part of Greenpeace Australia Pacific's Stop Adani campaign. |
| June 2019 | Environmental approval was granted for the Adani Carmichael mine project. |
| February 2018 | Rail company Aurizon withdrew its NAIF loan application for the Adani Carmichael mine project. |
| 2017 | Queensland government announced it would veto any federal NAIF funding for a Galilee Basin rail line, effectively blocking financial support for Adani's rail proposal. |
| 2017 | A second severe coral bleaching event occurred in the Australian summer, further intensifying Greenpeace Australia Pacific's campaign against coal mining and its impact on the Great Barrier Reef. |
| December 2017 | Collaborated with international artist Flume to release a track featuring a backdrop of bleached coral images from the Great Barrier Reef, raising awareness about environmental threats. |
| November 2017 | Commonwealth Bank chair Catherine Livingstone announced to shareholders that the bank's exposure to coal would decline, a result of sustained campaign pressure from Greenpeace Australia Pacific. |
| August 2017 | Following extensive public pressure from Greenpeace, the Commonwealth Bank ruled out financing the Adani coal mine project in the Galilee Basin, which threatened the Great Barrier Reef. |
| June 2017 | Greenpeace and the Great Australian Bight Alliance began campaigning against Norwegian-based oil and gas explorer Statoil ASA after the company became the 100% equity owner of two exploration permits covering approximately 12,000 square kilometres in the Great Australian Bight, highlighting environmental and community risks. |
| March 2017 | Greenpeace Australia Pacific launched a campaign against the Commonwealth Bank to stop financing new coal projects, highlighting the bank's significant fossil fuel project funding since the Paris Agreement. |
| 2016 | Severe coral bleaching occurred in the Australian summer, prompting Greenpeace Australia Pacific to strengthen its opposition to the coal industry expansion and advocate for renewable energy transition. |
| December 2016 | Greenpeace Australia Pacific published the report 'Off Track: Why NAIF (Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility) can't approve the Carmichael Rail Project', raising concerns about the proposed Adani mine project and NAIF's independence. |
| 2012 | Greenpeace published an Energy [R]evolution scenario for Finland, projecting a 35% decrease in final energy demand by 2050 and a goal of 94% electricity production from renewable sources. |
| May 2012 | Greenpeace Nordic activists intercepted a Shell-contracted icebreaker, the Nordica, in a protest action. |
| 2011 | Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, Greenpeace Sweden highlighted the international shift in energy policy, with Germany, Switzerland, and Italy deciding to phase out nuclear reactors. |
| 2011 | Sweden's Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren announced Sweden's ambition to become the first country with an entirely renewable energy system. |
| 2011 | Greenpeace Australia Pacific began efforts to expose potential risks to reef health from mining prospects in the Galilee Basin, initiating a long-term campaign on the issue. |
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