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 hope by signing this petition, I’ll be able to make a difference.
The IEA has stated that to meet Paris commitments we cannot allow any new coal and gas projects. No New Coal and No New Gas is a positive action towards decarbonisation. Prime Minister Albanese have courage of your convictions and take this action for the benefit of all Australians.
Coal Seam Gas is destroying our underground water system. Please end gas on Australia. I LIVE IN Lake Macquarie, coal mining and coal exports plus coal fired power stations provide massive environmental destruction, coal dust air pollution and a toxic legacy of coal ash dams – please stop!
Let’s get to 95% renewable.
We have thrown away opportunities to become world leaders in clean green energy because of the dig it up ship it out easy money mind set.
The opportunity is still there as are the jobs and the opportunity to be responsible global citizens.
As an Australia and responsible world citizen, I support ending coal and gas extraction & production in Australia, and export from, while investing in alternative clean, renewable energy sources, for the benefit and survival of all.
The world needs some saving!
I want an end to fossil fuel burning because it contributes greenhose gasses to global warming.
End the exportation of our gas as that too contributes to global warming which affects us strongly with extreme weather events, La Nina and El Nino and coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef.
Greed and ignorance of other energy sources is not helpful for a cleaner future.
We need LESS fossil fuels, not more. Stop the subsidies.