Lucy Tassell
speaker
622 appearances
16 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 18 Sep
Lucy Tassell’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So, you know, the consumption of humans of not just meat and animal products, but the
deforestation as a result of that consumption you know the impact on the natural world of producing the food things products and lifestyle that we are accustomed to in the 21st century he talks about environmental degradation that destroys protected natural areas so that ties into that kind of production but also overpopulation and destroying habitats and
as well as our continued reliance on fossil fuels.
So he's been a big advocate for a faster and more serious investment in renewables.
And as part of all of this advocacy, Attenborough really hasn't been shy in calling out governments, including our own here in Australia.
So he kind of consistently puts himself on the line here to say what he believes in and what the science demands.
And that was the case in January 2020 during, of course, the notorious summer bushfires.
Yeah.
He told the BBC at the time, quote, as I speak, Southeast Australia is on fire.
Why?
Because the temperatures of the earth are increasing.
He specifically criticised the Morrison government of the time and its support for coal mines and, you know, the message that that was sending to the world about Australia's care and investment in its environment.
And he basically has called it palpable nonsense, to use Attenborough's words, for politicians and commentators to suggest that those fires had nothing to do with global warming.
So he's someone that's not afraid to platform the urgency of the crisis.
He's been frank and transparent that some of the damage is done and it may be too late to avoid impact.
He's taught a lot of the world how important the ocean is to climate stability, but he has this signature of hope.
There's always a message of hopefulness in his climate advocacy, you know, that we can affect change, that we can do something to reverse or slow these impacts.
And I think that's really important for audiences to walk away from his documentaries, feeling empowered and not hopeless.
Yeah.
Well, there are a full week of special broadcasts on the BBC and in England specifically there are special events at museums, there are nature walks, tree plantings in his name.
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