WHAT THE_ Instead of dying_ the Great Barrier Reef Is flourishing_ Meet Dr Ridd_

Peter Ridd Adjunct Fellow. Institute of Public AffairsPeter Ridd is a geophysicist with over 100 publications and 40 years’ experience working on theGreat Barrier Reef and developed a wide range of world-first optical and electronic instruments formeasuring environmental conditions near corals and other ecosystems. He was head of Physics atJames Cook University for over a decade before being fired, in 2018, for questioning the qualityassurance systems used by reef science institutions. Some of the poor-quality work relates to theeffect, or lack of effect, of climate change, and agriculture, on the reef. Ridd now works, unpaid, withagricultural organisations, and the Institute of Public Affairs to improve quality assurance systems of“science” used by Australian governments to make environmental laws and regulations. He is alsoChairman of the Australian Environment Foundation.If you like our work and are able to support us to keep bringing these great guests online - and get yourself some super-cool merch. please visit our shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/cafelockedoutYou'll find caps and tshirts here: https://legendapparel.net.au/8%3A32%2C-clo%2C-kulture-merchAnd whilst in our online shop, you'll be able to sample music from the brave KULTURE artists. All songs are available for purchase (with the majority of the proceeds going directly to the artist) and can be downloaded on the spot, plus our unique USBs are in the shop too!If you would like to support us regularly, please see the link to Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cafelockedoutOr here, you can make a once off contributionhttps://cafelockedout.com/dontate/Many thanks from the team at Cafe Locked Out and KULTUREWe truly appreciate your support This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafelockeddown.substack.com/subscribe