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 object to public funds being used to support the unsustainable coal and gas industries. This money should be invested in renewables to reconfigure the power industry for a sustainabe future.
It’s irresponsible to subsidize coal and gas.
I want to end the use of fossil fuels because the carbon they release when burned exacerbates global warming. We are heading for a tipping point from which there will be no return!!!
I want Australia to stop all subsidies to the fossil fuel industry as it is making climate change worse every day. The floods, bushfires and drought are all contributing to global climate catastrophe.
Lets stop throwing taxpayers money at a dying industry. Invest in the future of our children.
Whatever the justification in the past. it is outrageous that money should now be paid to companies involved in the fossil fuel industry
Coal and gas subsidies are not need. The tax payer funded coal and gas subsidies should be diverted to renewable energy industries. Coal and gas is old news. Renewable energy is the way forward. Many other countries have proved this and Australia is decades behind the eight ball. Removal of subsidies also eliminates one of many corrupt kick back revenue streams for politicians. For example; why does Adani been subsidies? Why have so many politicians board the Adani Gravy Train. Supporting billions of subsidies and changing laws and regulations allowing him to do would otherwise be against the law. Is it a natural tendency for treason, or kick backs and off shore accounts that have inspired the treason
I want to end subisides for polluting fuels as it make nonsense of any attempt to reach Carbon Zero this century
The consequences of climate change are already here. We must act now to have any chance of even slowing its progress let alone halting its effects!