{"id":7028505,"date":"2026-08-05T12:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/watch-this-is-a-fossil-fuel-crisis-greenpeace-tells-senate-gas-tax-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:05:23","slug":"watch-this-is-a-fossil-fuel-crisis-greenpeace-tells-senate-gas-tax-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7028505","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: \u2018This is a fossil fuel crisis\u2019, Greenpeace tells Senate gas tax Inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed gas corporation war profiteering and environmental damage in a scathing Senate hearing as part of the Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources, urging fair taxation of gas corporations and the transition to secure, homegrown renewable energy to protect Australian households and the economy from future energy shocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the hearing, Greenpeace said the US and Israel\u2019s illegal war on Iran has laid bare the fundamental flaws of an energy system built on fossil fuel extraction, geopolitical power plays and corporate greed, and will be a defining moment for how the world thinks about energy security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch the hearing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Joe Rafalowicz, Head of Climate and Energy at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not an energy crisis, it\u2019s a fossil fuel crisis. The crisis we\u2019re all facing lays bare the dangers of fossil fuel dependence, for our energy security, our communities, and for global peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGas corporations like Woodside, Santos, Shell and Chevron \u2014 the same companies whose CEOs refused to front this Inquiry \u2014 are making obscene war profits, using the illegal war on Iran to price gouge, profiteer and push for more gas we don\u2019t need \u2014 while people and our environment pay the price.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAustralians are getting smashed by soaring bills and the impacts of climate disasters \u2014 gas corporations should be paying their fair share to help this country, instead of sending billions offshore, tax-free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut we\u2019re at a turning point \u2014 while gas corporations cynically push to open up more of our oceans and land to drilling for fossil fuels, our allies like the UK are doubling down on renewables in response to the fossil fuel crisis.\u00a0Our trading partners in Asia are making the same reassessment of fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhich is why the hearing today is crucial: an effective and well-designed tax on the gas industry\u2019s obscene war time profits is a chance to channel funds to people and communities, fast-track the rollout of clean, secure homegrown wind and solar energy, while holding polluters accountable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur dependence on fossil fuels leave us overexposed to the whims of tyrants like Trump \u2014 it\u2019s in Australia\u2019s national interest to end the fossil fuel chokehold for good and usher in the era of clean energy security.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"boxout  \">\n\t\t\t<a data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" class=\"cover-card-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.au\/act\/tax-big-gas\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.au\/static\/planet4-australiapacific-stateless\/2026\/04\/57cb16a0-offshore-rig.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.au\/static\/planet4-australiapacific-stateless\/2026\/04\/57cb16a0-offshore-rig-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.au\/static\/planet4-australiapacific-stateless\/2026\/04\/57cb16a0-offshore-rig.png 330w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\" alt=\"Offshore rig\" title=\"Offshore rig\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"boxout-heading medium\" data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.au\/act\/tax-big-gas\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTax gas exports<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Use our easy tool to send a message to the federal government<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t                                    <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\" data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.au\/act\/tax-big-gas\"><br \/>\n                        Send my message<br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed gas corporation war profiteering and environmental damage in a scathing Senate hearing as part of the Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources, urging fair taxation of gas corporations and the transition to secure, homegrown renewable energy to protect Australian households and the economy from future energy shocks. 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