Particularly those from Australia, suspended above ocean floors like the Great Barrier Reef, just waiting for the next surge.
For this reason, Andrew “Ace” Buchan has been named the Green Sport Awards Evergreen Athlete for 2024. He has forced significant change by riding a wave of consciousness and moving down the corridors of power around the globe.
All of this is happening while attempting to raise three kids and forge a new identity following a career in a sport that doesn’t exactly leave one with much financial legacy—boarding.
The 42-year-old states, “When something brings you such joy, you naturally want to protect it and you develop a sense of custodianship.”
While I was visiting stunning places, I was also directly affected by climate change because I surfed the ocean.
Over the course of my two decades of global travel, I have witnessed a great deal of change, whether it be in the form of coral bleaching, coastal erosion, or amazing plastic pollution in places like Indonesia or the Maldives. In addition, climate change has caused severe floods and insane bushfires on Australia’s east coast in recent years.
