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 Australia to end coal and gas as global warming is out of control already.
My daughter and future Australians deserve a healthier continent and world. We can do better
Put healthy life ahead of corporate profits!
I want Australia to end coal and gas NOW because the fate of humanity literally relies on this across the world. We’re not even at 1.5 degrees of warming and the impacts of climate change are already killing, displacing, and ripping a future from so many people. Our natural environments are crippling under the pressure of our greed – end coal and gas now to give the earth a chance of survival.
The fossil fuel industry serves only the minuscule few, the profits are extremely short term for a few , renewables can set up for generations to come
I want a thriving country and planet for my children and their children. There’s a sustainable option, so let’s prioritise it.
Fossil fuel consumption has a huge impact on our impact on our environment and climate. We need to end production of new coal and gas immediately.
Coal and gas cannot be part of a liveable future. No more public money should be wasted on these outdated killing industries.
I want to enjoy nature and have a healthy life. Fossil fuels are destroying this possibility. I don’t want more harm to be done to people, animals and nature just from fossil fuel greed
The IPCC Report stated clearly that if we want a livable planet, there must be no new fossil fuel developments. There must be no expansion of existing projects.
I want Australia to end coal and gas because I’m scared for the future. I’m scared for animals and forests and nature. It feels like every year it gets hotter and there are more natural disasters and unpredictable weather. I dread bushfires and that they will cause beautiful animals like koalas to go extinct.