HAS THE CLIMATE CHANGED ON CLIMATE CHANGE?
July 5, 2014
Forum Speakers: Assoc. Professor Ben Newell, John Connor & Peter Hannam
Speakers
John Connor
- CEO of the Climate Institute since 2007 | Leading analyst & commentator on carbon policy.
- Worked on numerous government & advisory panels including the NSW Climate Change Council.
- Over 20 years experience as a qualified Lawyer working in policy & advocacy roles for
organisations such as the Australian Conservation Foundation & the NSW Conservation Council.
Peter Hannam (View Slide Presentation)
- Environment Editor for the Sydney Morning Herald | Writing across other Fairfax publications.
- Former Co-managing Editor, Asia, for Bloomberg News, with postings to China, Singapore & Tokyo.
- Other media experience includes ABC Radio & freelance correspondent in Mongolia.
Associate Professor Ben Newell (View Slide Presentation)
- Assoc. Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, School of Psychology, UNSW.
- Co-author of ‘Straight Choices: The Psychology of Decision Making’ plus numerous journal articles.
- Research interest in cognitive psychology (judgement, decision making & memory) with recent projects applying principles of cognition to understand behaviour in relation to the issue of climate change.
