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 want my grandchildren to have a clean, unpolluted planet to keep them safe and healthy.
The whole world is being damaged
I want the planet to survive for our children.
I love our beautiful country and recently took a trip through the WAMining part of our beautiful Australia and was horrified to see what is happening here! Disgusting disrespect for Mother Earth. Stop now!
I want Australia to end coal and gas industry because I want the next generation of children to have hope for a cleaner, safer and resilient future. Our planet is sick and it’s trying to tell us but our leaders are deaf to natures pleas. Wake up or the dream is over.
I want Australia to stop subsidising coal and gas because they are ruining the climate for ourselves and our descendants, and give more funding to renewable energies
Like weapons manufacturers, these industries should no longer be required for our advancement as a techno-tribe. Over use has led us into a give them up or die situation.
We voted you in because you gave us hope. It’s time to divest from big fossil fuels and invest in a more equal society. In the short term, our democracy depends upon this; in the long term, the survival of humanity does
We have to end coal and gas extraction. We have to end subsidies which support and encourage fossil fuels. We have to do this now if we want a livable planet into the future. We have to do this now if we care about our children, grand children and all future generations.
The Australian public made it clear we need action on climate change now – public money should not be spent propping up industries that are destroying the planet.
Instead of funding coal and gas companies, we should be taxing them more. The money is needed elsewhere.