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 children grandchildren and great-grandchildren etc to have a future with a clean environment
Coal and gas contribute to climate change at an alarming rate. Other renewable resources need to be supported to a greater extent and the coal and gas industries phased out as quickly as possible if we are to have a world worth living in.
We are in a serious climate crisis & it’s way past time to shift away from these polluting fuels. No to any gov. money going towards these industries.
I want governments, State and Federal, to stop subsidising and approving coal and gas projects. With the evidence we already have an unsafe climate, with alternatives being available, it makes no sense to continue this insane addiction. Our choice is now continue on this path and self-destruct as a species, or rapidly set up alternative ways of creating and managing energy.
Stop burning coal for the sake of our children and grandchildren and the planet we all live on.
Just look at the floods and other growing adverse weather events, both here and overseas!
It’s obvious! We have no time left. The present economic problems associated with reduction in coal and gas are NOTHING compared to the economic, social and indeed existential problems that are coming if we don’t leave this stuff in the ground. NOW.
It’s the only way to ensure a future planet- no new coal/oil/gas.
I want Australia to stop propping up the industries that are killing the planet with my taxes…..I vote & encourage others to vote for those who are making this transition a primary focus.
Please end oil, coal and gas, add roof top solar to every house and business and we can be free of pollution, reduce our health bill by stopping pollution related illness. And save our flora,and fauna.
Please do this.
I want Australia to stop investing i n fossil fuels and invest in our future such as peace makers, educational and cultural institutions ie the people