Climate change kept us busy during November and December 2008. The Walk Against Warming saw thousands strut their stuff in colourful gear; Kevin Rudd announced a miserable emissions reduction target and we kept a watch on international climate negotiations in Poland. We also launched the 2009 True Food Guide and built a beautiful whale sand sculpture on Bondi beach.
August 2008: Greenpeace has launched our Forests for Climate tour with a colourful welcome in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Our ship, Esperanza, is touring the region protecting forests and showing how deforestation contributes to climate change.
The month saw the Energy [R]evolution ship tour kick off from Sydney, led by Greenpeace ship the Esperanza up the east Australian coast. We highlighted the need to address climate change through practical and effective renewable energy solutions.
On 28 July 2008, Greenpeace activists painted climate change messages on 20 ships in Queensland's largest coal port at Hay Point. Messages included "Coal is killing reef" but the main message? "Stop coal expansion".