If you had told me earlier this year that more than 20,000 people would support us to relaunch the Climate Commission as a non-profit organisation, I don’t think I would have believed you!

But just 3 months on from the biggest crowdfunding campaign in Australian history, here we are, wrapping up an incredibly successful first few months as the new Climate Council.

We’ve been busy setting up the organisation, hiring a small, talented team, and consistently getting the facts about climate change out in the media and online.

Here are just a few of the highlights so far:

Without you, our founding friends, none of this would have been possible. It’s proof that people power can make incredible things happen and it has greatly renewed my optimism for the future.

On behalf of the whole Climate Council team, I want to thank you, wish you well for the festive season and I look forward to sharing more successes with you in 2014.

Best wishes

Tim Flannery, Chief Councillor.

P.S If you haven’t had the chance yet, check out our latest landmark report on bushfires and climate change: http://www.climatecouncil.org.au/bushfirereport.