Tim Flannery
Professor, Author
1956 –
Who is Tim Flannery?
Timothy Fridtjof Flannery, is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist and global warming activist. He was the Chief Commissioner of the Climate Commission, a Federal Government body providing information on climate change to the Australian public. On 23 September 2013 Flannery announced that he would join other sacked commissioners to form the independent Climate Council, that would be funded by the community.
Flannery was named Australian of the Year in 2007 and previously, until mid-2013, was a professor at Macquarie University and held the Panasonic Chair in Environmental Sustainability. He is also chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council, an international climate change awareness group. His sometimes controversial views on shutting down conventional coal fired power stations for electricity generation in the medium term are frequently cited in the media.
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- Born
- Jan 28, 1956
Melbourne - Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Education
- La Trobe University
- University of New South Wales
- Monash University
- Employment
- University of Adelaide
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Adelaide
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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