F O S S I L F U E L S

Burning fossil fuels releases significant carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere. Their use will result in rising sea levels, extreme weather, biodiversity loss, species extinction and food shortages. Civil unrest will increase as people become homeless, and lose food security.

Since 1880, average global temperatures have increased by about 1 degrees Celsius. Global temperature is projected to warm by about 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050 and 2-4 degrees Celsius by 2100. Fossil fuels are the biggest risk to life on Earth right now.

In 2019, BP spent millions on an advertising campaign about its low-carbon energy and cleaner natural gas. While its advertising focused on clean energy, in reality, more than 96% of BP’s annual expenditure is still on oil and gas. And it's not just BP.

The ‘green’ advertising of those companies most responsible for climate change and environmental damage is misleading the public about their sustainability.  Adverts are using greenwashing to distract the public from the harm their products cause to people and planet.

New data from the Insurance Council of Australia shows that the impact of extreme weather on the Australian economy has more than tripled over the last 30 years. Australia can't afford climate change -  financially or environmentally.