“Perceptions on Climate Change”

A community forum in discussion with

Chief Climate Commissioner Tim Flannery

and Climate Commissioner Lesley Hughes

Wednesday 6 June 2012, 7.00pm

At the Centre for Ministry Auditorium, 16 Masons Drive, North Parramatta

·        How does the issue of climate change interact with faith?

·        How should the church respond to climate change?

	Professor Tim Flannery, Australian of the Year in 2007, is one of Australia’s leading thinkers and writers. An internationally acclaimed scientist, explorer and conservationist, he has published more than 130 peer-reviewed scientific papers. His books include the landmark works The Future Eaters and The Weather Makers. In 2007 Tim Flannery co-founded and was appointed Chair of The Copenhagen Climate Council, a coalition of community, business, and political leaders who have come together to confront climate change.
Professor Lesley Hughes is the Head of the Department of Biological Sciences at Macquarie University and an expert on the impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems. She is the Australian Representative on the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change, and Co-Convenor of the Terrestrial Biodiversity Adaptation Research Network. Professor Hughes was also a lead author for the UN’s IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, and a member of the Expert Advisory Group on Climate Change and Biodiversity for the Australian Greenhouse Office and the Department of Climate Change. Her research has been published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

This Community Forum is a joint venture of The Climate Commission,

The Uniting Church Parramatta Nepean Presbytery and United Theological College

All Welcome

For more information about the forum contact: David Reichardt 0419 164 329

Further information about the Climate Commission is available at http://www.climatecommission.gov.au/