PECAN and GECAN, two Climate and Energy community networks within the Macnamara electorate, have once again organised a Federal election forum on Climate and Energy. It features candidates from two major political parties, Josh Burns, ALP, and Sonya Semmens, The Greens. The Liberal candidate declined our invitation to participate.

The event will be moderated by Jo Chandler journalist and senior lecturer from the Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne. We will commence proceedings with a guest speaker Dr Kimberley Reid, Climate Scientist, The University of Melbourne. She will be followed by introductory comments from the candidates. The floor will then be opened for questions from you, the audience.

This FREE forum runs from 7 – 9pm.

About the speakers:

Speaker Dr Kimberley Reid

Dr Kimberley Reid is a postdoctoral researcher in climate extremes in Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne. She researches atmospheric rivers, extreme rainfall and climate change.

She provided evidence for the Victorian and NSW government inquiries into the 2022 flooding, and she regularly appears in the media to explain weather and climate science. Her most recent article in The Conversation is La Niña back this summer? Not likely – and unofficial declarations are jumping the gun.

Moderator Jo Chandler

Jo Chandler is an award-winning freelance journalist who has been reporting on climate science, impacts and justice in Australia and the Pacific region for over 15 years. Her work has featured in Nature, The Atlantic, The New York Times, ABC Radio National, The Guardian, The Monthly and The Age among others. She is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne: www.jochandler.com.au.