Make Big Polluters Pay

Everyday people are paying the price of climate change, while big coal, oil and gas corporations are making huge profits.

These corporations produce 75% of Australia’s climate pollution, yet take billions in government handouts and often pay less tax than teachers or nurses.

Meanwhile, communities in Australia and the Pacific are paying the price for climate change through increasing insurance bills, food prices, and huge recovery costs from more severe storms, drought, bushfires and floods.

It’s unfair and unjust. But we can do something about it.

Join us in demanding climate justice by:

It’s time to make big polluters pay:

Communities in Australia and our Pacific region are paying the price for climate change. The cost of climate disasters in Australia is now $38 billion per year, equivalent to $3,800 per household on average.

The costs are highest for communities directly hit by disasters. Some of these families may never recover financially or emotionally after losing everything. In Vanuatu, for example, a shocking three severe cyclones hit in 2023, costing nearly 70% of the country’s annual GDP in recovery costs.

It’s time big polluting corporations pay their fair share. They produce three quarters of Australia’s climate pollution and should be contributing to the costs of climate damage and disaster recovery, instead of local communities and government budgets.

Funds raised through a Climate Pollution Levy on big coal, oil and gas corporations must go into a Climate Compensation Fund that can help support communities with climate disasters and offsetting rising household costs.

Will you join us? Demand the government take action to ensure big corporations polluting our climate have to pay their fair share to support impacted communities.

Urge the Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen to make big polluting corporations pay now.