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Activists unfurl a banner outside Hazelwood power station, Victoria, Australia's most polluting coal-fired plant.
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Greenpeace
wants to increase Australia's renewable energy use, working with the community, industry
and government.
We pressure the Australian government to:
We push state and federal governments to increase renewable energy targets. The federal government should agree to a national clean energy target of 10 per cent by 2010 and 20 per cent by 2020. Greenpeace is campaigning for our state and territory governments to take the lead and set a target of 20 per cent renewable energy by 2020.
We pressure the Australian government to:
- Abolish the $308 million of our taxes given to coal companies each year to pay for their diesel. Redirect this money to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
- Launch a parliamentary inquiry to expose the full extent of taxpayer handouts to fossil fuels.
We push state and federal governments to increase renewable energy targets. The federal government should agree to a national clean energy target of 10 per cent by 2010 and 20 per cent by 2020. Greenpeace is campaigning for our state and territory governments to take the lead and set a target of 20 per cent renewable energy by 2020.
