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 gas so my child will grow up to witness Australia’s natural beauty and learn about the worlds wonderouse creatures first hand rather than talking past tense. I want her to be able to breath clean air and eat clean food and water.
I want Australia to end coal and gas because our environment is suffering and we need to find cleaner ways.
I want a cleaner fairer planet. An end to using fossil fuels and phasing in of good clean renewable energy sources. No more destroying the environment by using coal and gas.
I want the end to charging students despicably huge fees and an end to the unjust wealth pouring into the coal and gas benefactors.
I want a fairer system for all .
I want natural habitat conserved for our native flora and fauna.
I don’t want anymore species going extinct.
I want a massive influx of wisdom and compassion towards our environment and our beautiful wildlife.
I want Australia to end coal and gas as it is filthy and polluting to our oceans, land and air
I would like my children to be in a world where they can have access to healthy food, air, and clean water. Most of all I want them to be able to have access to shade, trees, spiders, whales, flowers basically the natural world please stop destroying our planet and start saving it and funding solutions instead of looking for massive profits, I am sick of it.
Australia is destined to be waste land if we continue down this path
Australia is suffering our native animals are suffering and our oceans are dying stop before it’s to late
I want Australia to stop subsidising fossil fuel and cease approving new projects. Let the fossil fuel industry fund their own transition in alignment with life.
I want Australia to end Coal and gas because to NOT do so is irresponsible and criminal . Duty of care to next generations.
End this destructive industry. Our future depends on it. It destroys our already compromised environment.
Australia must reduce its reliance on fossil fuels because we are ruining our way of life and leaving behind a legacy of destruction and deteriation.
I want Australia to stop using filthy coal and gas so our children and great nature has a planet to live on! We must stop polluting and killing everything in the oceans.
My grandchildren deserve a better future, with oxygen n clean environment. We need renewable energy. Stop toxicity
We are fighting against the greedy corporations and the governments who keep supporting them with tax cuts!
I want clean+renewable energy