Since the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires, our governments have spent over $40 billion in public money supporting the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry through subsidies and tax breaks.
Every minute, over governments hand over $21,143 to the fossil fuel industry.
It's time our governments stopped handing our public money to the industries most responsible for climate change and stopped approving new coal and gas projects. It's time to invest in a safe climate.
Sign the petition urging the Australian government to stop all subsidies and tax breaks for fossil fuels and end new climate-heating coal and gas projects and infrastructure in Australia.
Petition demands
"To the Prime Minister, Energy Minister, Environment Minister and Treasurer:
End coal and gas in Australia to ramp up climate action. That means:
- This decade, replacing existing coal, gas and uranium exports with a renewable-powered exports industry and climate-positive careers for communities
- No new coal and gas projects or infrastructure
- Stop spending public money on the fossil fuel industry – fund climate solutions instead."
A responsible government would use our public money to make our communities and wildlife thrive, not fund the industries damaging our climate. The Albanese Government has already taken some steps to advance climate ambition in Australia, but to truly slash climate pollution it must immediately end public funding for fossil fuels.
In the 2022-23 financial year, government subsidies for fossil fuels cost Australians $11.1 billion.
If we stop spending public money on fossil fuels now, we can help prevent even more damaging projects in the future. Currently, Australia has 114 new coal and gas projects, like Woodside's Scarborough project, in the pipeline and if the projects were to go ahead they would almost double our current domestic emissions. And that’s not including any emissions from exporting the coal and gas overseas!
For a safe climate future, let’s instead invest our public money into renewable exports that can replace coal and gas, slash pollution and create climate-positive jobs that future-proof our economy.
Sign the petition and call on our government to step up for climate action.
Latest Supporters
I am 73 and have seen in my lifetime the concern about the impact of fossil fuels become, in recent decades a climatic crisis we are all experiencing. We now have the awareness, technology, and accumulated knowledge to move away from our fossil fuel addiction. For the sake of my granddaughter say the time is now. No more pandering to corporate greed.
Stop handing taxpayer money to rich and powerful companies. Instead use that money to support our people and our planet. Start doing the right thing. Care for our world and things will work well for all.
Australia needs to completely switch its energy consumption from fossil fuels to renewables. Naturally there has to be a time for the switchover, but there certainly does NOT need public money given to the fossil fuel industry. Public money should be invested in further development of the various sources of renewable energy.
We need to act now on climate change and focus on renewable energy .
Ut is utter lunacy to be giving public funds for the purpose of destroying the long term public good. Please put our money where it will help create at least the possibility of long term survival.
Take our commitment to a better future seriously.
I am outraged that this industry is subsidised! What? Why? For greater dividends for shareholders? Get out of here! Stop subsidising this declining but still profitable industry.
Australia needs to end coal and gas use to urgently address climate change. Please stop subsidising these polluting companies.
Australia must end production of coal and gas because they are destroying the Earth. Clean energy is the only way forward.
I want a future for my grandchildren