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
Show responsible leadership NOW PLEASE!🙏🏼
I want Australia to end coal and gas because until we stop our carbon emissions rising we will expose ourselves to more extreme weather.
I want to end coal and gas mining in Australia and only invest in renewal energy systems. Recent extreme weather events are evidence that we are fast approaching a climate tipping point
We DON"T have a lot of time left to avoid total disaster for this beautiful planet…we MUST act NOW !
Let’s make the change now
We are at a critical survival point .No more fossil fuels Give our children and grandchildren a chance for a liveable earth
Australia needs to stop gas and coal exports in order to give Australians a career future and an environmentally livable future reducing the already obvious negative impacts of climate change, We need to take these steps to protect our environment and those of our Pacific neighbours who are begging for us to change. Additionally, there are other species which will die or be severely impacted by our lack of speed in addressing climate change issues.
I am scared to have kids if we continue to allow these projects to continue. The Murray Darling is dying. We are in a food crisis. 55% of Tasmanians under 40 are cutting down on meals to survive. We need harder and faster climate policy in order for us to upgrade infrastructure so we can have future Australians live somewhere that’s not ravaged by poisoning the skies, seas and ground.
Not needed in the transition to renewable energy
We can create a cleaner, safer world. Free us from being dependent on China for solar panels etc. No more Russian and Arabic oil/petrol manipulation & multinationals destroyingecosystemsfor gas. Stop holding Australia back.