Special IPCC Briefing: Professor Lesley Hughes
Event description
Australian Parents for Climate Action and 1 Million Women have teamed up to bring you this very special FREE session.
Join our lunch webinar, to learn from leading Australian climate scientist Professor Lesley Hughes – a former IPCC author – about the latest IPCC AR6 Report, and how we can use the report to help shepherd a safe future for our children. We will help you feel confident to talk about climate science, grasp the solutions and know how to get involved.
Professor Lesley Hughes will be in conversation with the wonderful Jamila Rizvi, best-selling author, podcast presenter and gender equality advocate.
Friday 3 September 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM AEST
More about Professor Lesley Hughes
Professor Lesley Hughes is a Distinguished Professor of Biology and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Integrity & Development) at Macquarie University. Her research has mainly focused on the impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems.
She is a former federal Climate Commissioner and former Lead Author in the IPCC’s 4th and 5th Assessment Report. She is a founding Councillor with the Climate Council of Australia, a Director for WWF Australia, and a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists.