What you said to us

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve looked carefully at your feedback about what the new Climate Council should focus on.

Our incoming CEO Amanda recorded this quick video to give you the inside word on our plans and how we’ve incorporated your feedback.

The overwhelming message is that you want us to do more. 98% of you said you want the Climate Council to increase the ambition of our work. We agree.

Communicating climate science is a long-term challenge. To increase our ambition — and keep doing our work over the long haul — we need stable funding. So we’re asking you, our Founding Friends, to continue your support in an ongoing way.

Some commentators in the media couldn’t believe that the Climate Council could be funded by the public. They asked how we’d keep going, once our initial start-up money runs out?

Well, we’ve already seen what happens when a lot of people give a little – it has a huge impact. If enough of our Founding Friends contribute a small regular donation of $5-$10 a week, together we will have built something that can last.

Here’s the summary of your feedback, and our vision for the Climate Council

You told us to increase our ambition. Here are the top priorities you endorsed:

• Provide our independent and expert analysis of climate science in the media more often
• Offer to brief politicians from all sides of politics on the latest climate science
• Train more climate scientists to become experts at talking to the media
• Invest time in combatting myths and misinformation in the media and online
• Give you more videos and info-graphics that can be shared via social media
• Release more frequent reports on the latest science and extreme weather

Thanks for your thoughts.

Tim Flannery

PS – here are some of our favourite quotes on why you support us that we wanted to share!

Climate change is THE issue and we need authoritative and credible voices participating and leading public debate. – Judy

I am an 84 year old widow on a Centrelink pension and have 7 beautiful grandchildren. It is for them and our young people throughout the world. – Mary

The world is amazing, I want to keep it as pristine as possible for my children and grandchildren