Hobart Climate Talk: Has the Antarctic reached its tipping point? The global effects of melting ice in the wake of climate change.
Event description
On the occasion of the visit of the research vessel Polarstern to Tasmania/Australia, the German Embassy to Australia and the Alfred Wegener Institute cordially invite you to attend the Hobart Climate Talk:
Has the Antarctic reached its tipping point? The global effects of melting ice in the wake of climate change.
Opening Remarks by
H.E. Ambassador Beate Grzeski, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Australia
The Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of Hobart, Councillor Anna Reynolds
Panelists:
1. Prof Dr Antje Boetius | Marine Biologist | Director Alfred Wegener Institute
2. Prof Dr Julia Gottschalk | Marine Geologist and Paleoceanographer| Director Institute of Geosciences, Kiel University
3. Prof Matt King | Polar Geophysicist | Director Australian Centre of Excellence for Antarctic Science (ACEAS)
4. Dr Klaus Meiners | Sea Ice Ecologist | Leader Antarctic Climate Program at the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
5. Ms Karen Rees | Tasmanian Antarctic Advocate
Moderator: Dr Tara Martin | Geophysicist | Director Antarctic Tasmania at the Department of State Growth
This event is kindly supported by the Tasmanian Department of State Growth and the City of Hobart.