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STEM education – fossil fuel’s trojan horse

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Fossil fuel companies use STEM education in schools and universities as a way to build credibility and social licence, and recruit future staff, while glossing over their role in global warming. Australian Earth Science Education holds incursions with Woodside Petroleum, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies. The partnership with Woodside Australian Science Project (WASP) can be […]
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Letter to Federal Press Gallery re Midwinter Ball

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Dear Mr Crowe and Mr Massola I am writing on behalf of Comms Declare, a group of communications professionals promoting climate action. We are asking you to please drop Woodside, Shell, Nexus APAC and Hawker Britton as  sponsors of the Midwinter Ball and refuse any future sponsorships from fossil fuel companies, or their lobbyists. Air […]
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Changes in Lobby Land

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Fossil fuel companies have a proud tradition of lobbying against environmental laws and taxes that may dent their enormous profits. Following the 2022 federal election, Labor-aligned lobbyists are enjoying their time in the sun. One of the world’s largest coal exporters, Glencore, is employing Anacta Strategies, GRACosway and Nexus APAC. Anacta and Nexus APAC are […]
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Glencore’s first brand campaign

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One of Australia’s largest coal miners, and the world’s biggest exporter of thermal coal, has launched a brand campaign that doesn’t mention coal. It is the mining giant’s first national brand campaign and is full of the messages we’ve come to expect from the fossil fuel industry; that they are necessary for everyday life, required for […]
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Yarra becomes first Australian council to debate restrictions on fossil fuel ads

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Comms Declare has welcomed the announcement that Yarra City Council will debate restrictions on coal, oil and gas ads on Tuesday, 19th of April. In an Australian first, the Council will remove support for fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships on council-run land. The motion has been put forward after extensive consultation with local stakeholders. Watch […]
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Ad Standards Ruling – ‘Positive Energy’ campaign

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Ad Standards has rejected a third complaint from Comms Declare about the federal government’s Positive Energy campaign. Our complaint stated that the claims that Australia’s emissions had dropped by 20% was based on cherry-picked data and not a real representation of emissions. It also stated that there was no solid plan behind the claim that […]
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Chevron Buys Australia Day

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Is there anything that says Australia Day more than an American petrochemical company? ‘ Chevron has been the ‘National Diversity & Inclusion Partner’ of the National Australia Day Council (NADC) since 2020. It’s also a long-term partner with ‘Auspire’ the brand name of the registered charity, Australia Day Council of WA. A media release enthused: Morgen Lewis, […]
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What we’ve learned about adland’s attitude to climate change

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It’s our business to sprinkle pixie dust on our clients’ images and help them put their best foot forward. But when it comes to climate claims, agencies themselves can be off with the pixies, allowing wishful thinking and spin to dominate their work while ignoring dangerous realities. Greenwashing is a serious problem when it comes […]
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Ad regulators lagging on climate

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Pretty much every poll shows that Australians overwhelmingly support renewables and climate action. A recent YouGov poll of 15,000 Australians found 71% do not see coal or gas as part of our future energy mix and 61% support cutting greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030. Some of Australia’s biggest advertisers are on board, Coles […]
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