AGL urged to drop Greenpeace lawsuit
By Lauren Croft|26 May 2021
Over a dozen of Australia’s leading NGOs and environmental advocacy groups have written an open letter to AGL urging them to drop their lawsuit against Greenpeace.
AGL is currently suing Greenpeace for using their logo in a campaign targeting Australia’s “biggest climate producer”. Phrases including “generating pollution for generations” and “Still Australia’s biggest climate polluter” were used in the campaign, which AGL wants its logos removed from. Federal Court proceedings have already begun, with a hearing next week.
The lawsuit follows accusations of AGL “greenwashing” its image and analysis by Greenpeace named the company as Australia’s largest greenhouse emitter. The report also pointed out that despite pledging to be carbon-neutral by 2050, AGL has not taken any meaningful steps towards climate change.