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Australia represent at COP15 from climateshifts on Vimeo.
Coming out of the COP15 meeting, I came across a bunch of rambunctious young Australians. They were protesting Australia’s involvement in supplying 30% of the world’s coal. Their singing was pretty much in tune and their lyrics fitting.
Update – in case anyone missed the cultural reference, the protest song is a cover of a very famous
Australian cricket anthem from back in the 1970′s (click here for lyrics):
OveHG is Professor of Marine Studies and Director of the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland. He completed his BSc. Hons at the University of Sydney and PhD at UCLA in 1989, and was recognized in 1999 with the Eureka prize for Research into the physiological mechanisms of coral bleaching. Specialising in the impact of climate change on biological systems, Professor Hoegh-Guldberg has worked in polar, temperate and tropical regions, and is well-known for his work on the impacts of ocean warming and acidification on coral reefs. He is currently a Queensland Smart State Premier's fellow, and holds positions as reviewing editor at Science Magazine and chair of the World Bank/GEF working group on coral reefs and climate change.Email this author | View all posts by OveHG
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