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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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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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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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The F-list: Global report on 90 ad and PR agencies promoting fossil fuels

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A global report on the damaging effects of promoting fossil fuels has singled out Australia as being uniquely compromised by agencies lobbying for oil, gas and coal. The joint study by Comms Declare and Clean Creatives lists the 90 advertising, marketing and PR agencies that have hampered cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and details ways […]
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Future Leaders Climate Survey

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The advertising and marketing leaders of the future are being asked to share their attitudes towards working for big oil, coal and gas clients in a new survey. Comms Declare, an association promoting climate action in the sector, will use the results to pressure heads of agencies that still work with fossil fuel companies. Climate […]
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Communicating the IPCC report

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One of the Working Groups from the The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release a report on 9 August on the heating of the planet and what it means for our future. A draft was leaked and journalists with advance copies are sounding a little shell-shocked. The headlines will be horrendous and upsetting, so here’s some […]
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How to avoid greenwashing hydrogen

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A quiet push is underway to label hydrogen made with coal or gas as ‘clean’ or ‘renewable’. Hydrogen can be made with renewables, with oxygen the only by-product. Or it can be made with coal or gas, along with promises to store the resulting carbon dioxide. There are numerous efforts here and overseas to standardise […]
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Agencies and environmental leaders unite against fossil fuels

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Leading environment and social justice groups, the Australian Conservation Foundation, 350.org and Uniting have joined top creative agencies, Brains, Compass Studio, Republic of Everyone, The Bravery, Christopher Doyle, Fifty Acres, Edge, Analog Folk, 303 MullenLowe and many more, to declare they won’t promote fossil fuels. They are some of the 66 organisations and 280 individuals […]
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Australian Open – Santos sponsorship is a double fault

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Comms Declare, an industry body representing hundreds of workers in advertising, media, PR and marketing, has criticised the Australian Open for accepting Santos as an ‘Official Natural Gas Partner’. The gas giant and ATP Cup announced the multi-year partnership yesterday despite Tennis Australia being the first sporting organisation to commit to the United Nations Sports […]
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My Dad was a pilot

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by Sandy McDonald My Dad was a pilot. When I was young he flew a plane called a Vickers Viscount with four turbo-prop engines. If I was flying with him, I was allowed to sit in the cockpit for take-off. As soon as the plane was airborne, my Dad, and the First Officer, and Flight […]
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