Tim Flannery
Professor, Earth & Life Sciences, Maquaire University and Chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council
Tim is an internationally acclaimed scientist, explorer, conservationist and author, and one of Australia’s leading thinkers and writers. Tim’s books include the definitive ecological histories of Australia and North America. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and is the recipient of many rewards. His voice is familiar worldwide through radio, and he is also well known to Documentary Channel viewers as a writer/presenter of numerous groundbreaking series over the past 10 years. Tim was recently honoured as Australian Humanist of the Year as well as Australian of the Year in 2007. Formerly director of the South Australian Museum, Tim is chairman of the South Australian Premier’s Science Council and Sustainability Roundtable; a director of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, and the National Geographic Society’s representative in Australasia. With the 2006 book The Weather Makers: The History & Future Impact of Climate Change, Tim made an important contribution by explaining the science behind the anthropogenic climate changes.
