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Gregory Andrews
Dec 23, 20243 min read
Down on Paper, But Up in Reality: Australia’s 2024 Emissions Report Card
Government spin aims to convince Australians that we’re making progress on the climate. But beneath the greenwashing and weasle words...
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Gregory Andrews
Dec 18, 20242 min read
Call to Action: Help Stop Australia's Biggest Carbon Bomb
Environment Ministers have a habit of announcing bad news on Fridays before long weekends. Their aim is to miss the Saturday news cycle...
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Gregory Andrews
Dec 15, 20242 min read
First Nations Sharing and Working Together for Climate Resilience
Under a canopy of trees by on D'harawal Country last week, I had the privilege of facilitating a gathering of First Nations people from...
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Gregory Andrews
Dec 8, 20242 min read
Welcome to Summer: Climate Alarm Bells Should be Sounding
Summer is here and with it a sobering reality: our climate is changing faster than many of us imagined possible. A few days ago, Dr...
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Gregory Andrews
Dec 6, 20244 min read
Humidity and Heatwaves: Are We Ready?
Australia just recorded its hottest Spring on record, with temperatures 2.5 degrees above the preindustrial average. It was also humid....
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Gregory Andrews
Dec 4, 20241 min read
Call to Action: Coal Mine Hypocrisy from Environment Minister Plibersek
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved another three huge coal mines this Spring, bringing to seven the total number she has...
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Gregory Andrews
Dec 1, 20243 min read
Why Two Wheels Often Beat Four
Globally, transport accounts for nearly a quarter of carbon emissions. And as the world grapples with the urgent need to decarbonise,...
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Gregory Andrews
Nov 30, 20243 min read
Parking Reform: A Win-Win for the Climate, Affordable Housing and Liveable Cities
Imagine a city where housing is more affordable and clean; where efficient and convenient public transport thrives; and where emissions...
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Gregory Andrews
Nov 26, 20243 min read
Fossil Fuels Forgotten: What Happened at COP29 in Azerbaijan?
Climate change is a global problem and that’s why the United Nations must play a role in addressing it. But I find it hard to put a lot...
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Gregory Andrews
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Youth Voices for a Resilient Sydney
The energy, wisdom, and hope of young Aboriginal people is something to celebrate and be grateful for. This month, as part of Lyrebird...
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Gregory Andrews
Nov 18, 20243 min read
When You’re Smoked, You Know You’re Welcome
This week, as part of the Caring for Country Aboriginal community engagement work that Lyrebird Dreaming is leading in collaboration with...
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Gregory Andrews
Nov 15, 20242 min read
Healthy Country Makes Healthy People
This week I sat by a creek eating fresh yabbies and roasted bunya pine nuts while listening to Indigenous rangers John and Roy who care...
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Gregory Andrews
Nov 7, 20244 min read
The Climate Consequences of Trump's Win
Election of Donald Trump as the next US President has sent ripples through the global community, particularly but not only among those of...
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Gregory Andrews
Nov 6, 20244 min read
American Democratic Decay: Australia Must Find New Friends
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton just Tweeted their congratulations to Donald Trump on his election as the next President of the United...
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Gregory Andrews
Nov 3, 20243 min read
Unprecedented Global Sea Ice Decline: Another Urgent Call to Action
Satelite data shows global sea ice levels have plummeted again to record lows, deviating an alarming eight standard deviations below the...
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Gregory Andrews
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Breaking News: Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit New Heights, But Is Anyone Awake?
Data released overnight by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in Switzerland is nothing short of staggering. Despite all the...
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Gregory Andrews
Oct 27, 20242 min read
Review of Juice by Tim Winton: A Reflection on Climate, Consequence and Conscience
Last week, I had the privilege of introducing Tim Winton to Canberra book lovers at ANU's Llewellyn Hall while acting as Chair of the...
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Gregory Andrews
Oct 25, 20243 min read
Time Has Run Out: United Nations Says We Must Act Now On Emissions
The 2024 UNEP Emissions Gap Report released overnight offers no sugar-coated messaging or room for complacency. It is a stark,...
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Gregory Andrews
Oct 18, 20243 min read
The Silent Threat Of Microplastics
Climate change is certainly something that keeps me awake at night. There's plenty of climate science content to doom scroll on. But its...
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Gregory Andrews
Oct 12, 20244 min read
Time’s Overdue to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies And Governments To Account
I was born in 1968, the same year the American Petroleum Institute received a report warning that unchecked burning of fossil fuels could...
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