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5th April 2022

IPCC: lobbying by vested interests is the problem

ACCR is commenting on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III, Sixth Assessment Report.

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31st March 2022

Climate Action 100 benchmark: too much carrot, not enough stick for the biggest polluters

ACCR is commenting on the Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark.

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29th March 2022

Cognitive dissonance: Glencore’s coal expansion plans are not ‘responsible’

ACCR is calling on Glencore shareholders to oppose Glencore’s second ‘Say on Climate’ (vote on progress), and the re-election of Peter Coates.

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29th March 2022

AEMO confirms need to get off gas

ACCR is commenting on AEMO’s Gas Statement of Opportunities 2022.

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25th March 2022

Santos confirms gas-fired recovery is all about exports

ACCR is responding to remarks from Santos’ Strategic Adviser External Affairs, Tracey Winters, at the Senate inquiry into oil and gas exploration and production in the Beetaloo Basin.

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21st March 2022

Origin Energy & Rio Tinto must act on sanctions

ACCR is calling on Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) and Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) to take immediate action to quarantine the interests of both Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg in their respective joint ventures.

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18th March 2022

Origin Energy & Rio Tinto must take immediate action on Deripaska and Vekselberg interests

ACCR welcomes the Federal government’s decision to sanction Russian oligarchs Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg.

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17th March 2022

Origin Energy must act on Vekselberg before sanctions

ACCR is calling on Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) to suspend its relationship with Falcon Oil & Gas until such time as Viktor Vekselberg’s interest in the company is quarantined.

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15th March 2022

Rio finally breaks ranks with WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy

ACCR welcomes Rio Tinto breaking ranks with the WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy by throwing its support behind the Commonwealth cultural heritage protection law reform process.

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10th March 2022

Rio Tinto and Worley’s exits from Russia welcomed

ACCR is welcoming the announcements by Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) and Worley (ASX:WOR) today, confirming their severing of ties with Russia.

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9th March 2022

Origin Energy’s Science Based Target to be revoked over climate wrecking gas basins

ACCR is commenting on Origin Energy’s (ASX:ORG) strategy refresh.

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8th March 2022

AGL Energy board gambling with other people’s money

ACCR is commenting on the decision by the AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) board to reject a second bid from the Brookfield consortium of $8.25.

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4th March 2022

AGL Energy directors lack skin in the game

ACCR is challenging AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) directors’ claims that the takeover bid by the Brookfield consortium does not represent fair value for shareholders.

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2nd March 2022

Window dressing: Origin must suspend JV with Falcon

ACCR is calling on Origin Energy to suspend its joint venture with Falcon Oil & Gas in the Beetaloo Basin.

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1st March 2022

IPCC report: fossil fuels are “choking humanity”

ACCR is responding to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.

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28th February 2022

Australian companies must urgently review ties with Russian oligarchs

ACCR is calling on Australian companies to immediately review their relationships with companies linked to the oligarchs aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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24th February 2022

Rio Tinto board fails to deliver on 2021 lobbying commitment

ACCR is commenting on Rio Tinto’s (ASX:RIO) Industry Association Disclosure.

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21st February 2022

AGL takeover bid unlikely to be the last

ACCR is commenting on the board of AGL Energy’s (ASX:AGL) decision to reject an unsolicited, non-binding takeover bid from a consortium of investors led by Brookfield Asset Management.

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17th February 2022

Woodside’s Scope 3 plan is a joke

ACCR is commenting on Woodside Petroleum’s (ASX:WPL) 2021 Climate Report, including its plan for Scope 3 emissions.

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17th February 2022

Origin shows AGL how it’s done, must now address gas

ACCR is commenting on Origin Energy’s (ASX:ORG) decision to bring forward the closure date of its Eraring coal-fired power station to 2025.

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16th February 2022

Solution to shortfall is getting off gas

ACCR is commenting on forecasts from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that suggest there is a risk of a shortfall of gas in the east coast gas market from 2026.

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