AUSTRALIA FAVOURS SELF-INTEREST AND COAL OVER PACIFIC NATIONS' SURVIVAL
MEDIA RELEASE
Friday 16 August 2019
Despite strong recent statements from a number of Pacific island leaders about the importance of curbing Australia’s coal mining activities, the final Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) 2019 Communique, including the Kainaki II Declaration, is a significantly weakened version than had been hoped for by many.
Read moreNO AMOUNT OF MONEY CAN BUY PACIFIC'S SURVIVAL IN THE FACE OF GROWING CLIMATE CRISIS
MEDIA RELEASE
Monday 12 August 2019
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's expected announcement of a $500 million climate finance package for the Pacific confirms the Australian Government's failure to act on the central component of Pacific leaders’ requests- strong and urgent climate action by Australia.
ERC will be closed on 20 September for climate action
We will be closing our doors on Friday 20 September 2019 to attend the climate strike in Sydney CBD organised by the young people at School Strike 4 Climate. This is a global event and there will be rallies across Australia, including all major cities. We encourage all our supporters to join us.