Embargoed until 5am Monday 27th November
Politicians, experts and campaigners will bring the beauty of the Scott Reef and the stark reality of Woodside’s proposed Burrup Hub - Australia’s greatest climate threat - to Parliament House.
The delegation will lead a photo opp on the lawns of Parliament House and host a roundtable discussion to highlight the massive climate and devastating nature threats of Australia’s biggest current fossil fuel proposal.
New emissions data from Greenpeace to be released on Monday shows that the predicted emissions from Woodside’s Burrup Hub dwarfs all other proposed fossil fuel projects and extensions currently undergoing federal environmental approvals.
MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER - PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA
PHOTO OPP: 8.50AM-9.15AM, PARLIAMENT HOUSE LAWN.
Campaigners, experts and politicians on the lawns of parliament with banners and signs.
- Kate Chaney MP, independent member for Curtin
- Josh Wilson MP, Labor member for Fremantle
- Monique Ryan, independent member for Kooyong
- Graham Perret, Labor member for Moreton
- Zoe Daniels, independent member for Goldstein
- Anna Chapman, Fossil Fuels Program Manager, Conservation Council of WA (CCWA)
- Jess Panegyres, Head of Clean Energy Transition, Greenpeace
- Sophie McNeill, Senior Campaigner at Greenpeace
- Dr. Richard Yin, Doctors for The Environment WA
- Martin Pritchard, Director of Strategy, Environs Kimberley
ROUNDTABLE: 10AM PARLIAMENT HOUSE, 1R4
Hosted by Kate Chaney MP, independent member for Curtin and Josh Wilson MP, Labor member for Fremantle, featuring:
- Alex Hillman, Lead Analyst, Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR)
- Anna Chapman, Fossil Fuels Program Manager, Conservation Council of WA (CCWA)
- Jess Panegyres, Head of Clean Energy Transition, Greenpeace
- Dr. Richard Yin, Doctors for The Environment WA
- Martin Pritchard, Director of Strategy, Environs Kimberley
- Sophie McNeill, Senior Campaigner at Greenpeace will be moderating the event
There will be opportunities at both the photo opp and the roundtable for journalists to ask questions.
CONTACT:
Dylan Quinnell 0450 668 350
Kimberley Bernard (in Canberra on the day) 0407 581 404
NOTES:
Images and footage of the Scott Reef where Woodside is proposing to drill for gas available here
Images and footage of Woodside infrastructure available here.
Images and footage of the photo opp outside Parliament House will be available on Monday from 10.30am.
