“I saw one! A turtle! It was so graceful! And did you see that shark? Wow!” I’m sitting on a beach at Fitzroy Island in the Great Barrier Reef, gazing at the unbelievably blue ocean and listening to fellow snorkelers recount the wonders they have just glimpsed beneath the surface. Dispirited, I wonder if I’ve been swimming along with my eyes closed, as I’ve yet to see a turtle, or a shark for that matter. View from Fitzroy Island, Great Barrier Reef A few hours later, I liste

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Everything has to change And it has to start today Greta THunberg Last Friday was a day of unprecedented world wide action with people of all ages taking to the streets in countries across the world demanding action to address climate change. Greta Thunberg, the Swedish youngster who travelled on a low-carbon sailboat from Europe to attend tomorrow’s UN Climate Action Summit in New York, has been one of the main driving forces behind the global rise in youth climate activism.