Who we are
In 2006, Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore got the world talking about climate change with his Academy Award-winning film An Inconvenient Truth.
It was just the beginning of a climate revolution. Later that year, he founded what would become, The Climate Reality Project to move the conversation forward and turn awareness into action all across the Earth. This resulted in 20,000+ Climate Reality Leaders mobilizing communities in over 150 countries. It has branches in 10 critical nations and regions of the Earth.
It was just the beginning of a climate revolution. Later that year, he founded what would become, The Climate Reality Project to move the conversation forward and turn awareness into action all across the Earth. This resulted in 20,000+ Climate Reality Leaders mobilizing communities in over 150 countries. It has branches in 10 critical nations and regions of the Earth.
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OUR MISSION IS TO CATALYZE A GLOBAL SOLUTION TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS BY MAKING URGENT ACTION A NECESSITY ACROSS EVERY LEVEL OF SOCIETY
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We are Climate Reality Australia & Pacific
Launched in 2006, The Climate Reality Project - Australia and Pacific works to turn the growing awareness of the danger of climate change into support for action.
The branch focuses on connecting climate to the lives of people across the region, offering trained leaders wide-ranging workshops and leadership opportunities. Thanks to these efforts, more than one in 40 Australians have seen a Climate Reality presentation, helping drive greater public awareness of solutions. Along with its commitment to public outreach and education, the branch works with governments at all levels to help them make increasingly ambitious commitments to climate action.
The urgency of this work has never been clearer. People across the Pacific know all too well what it means to live with the impacts of climate change, with devastating cyclones, rising sea levels and warming oceans impacting on communities and ecosystems. In Australia, extreme heatwaves and drought fuelled the devastating 'Black Summer' bushfires that burned more than 12 million hectares and became headline news across the planet. And while the country has made only a weak commitment to reducing emissions through the Paris Agreement, other governments in the region are stepping up, with the Pacific Islands Forum issuing the strongest ever collective statement on climate--the Kainaki II Declaration—and New Zealand passing the world’s second ever Zero Carbon Act in 2019. (Source: Climate Action Tracker).
The Climate Reality Project - Australia and Pacific is committed to fostering an environment in which the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their fellow Australians is characterised by deep mutual respect, leading to positive change in our nation’s culture and capacity.
BRANCH MANAGER: Ciaran McCormack
HOST ORGANIZATION: The University of Melbourne / Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
NUMBER OF CLIMATE REALITY LEADERS: 2012
The branch focuses on connecting climate to the lives of people across the region, offering trained leaders wide-ranging workshops and leadership opportunities. Thanks to these efforts, more than one in 40 Australians have seen a Climate Reality presentation, helping drive greater public awareness of solutions. Along with its commitment to public outreach and education, the branch works with governments at all levels to help them make increasingly ambitious commitments to climate action.
The urgency of this work has never been clearer. People across the Pacific know all too well what it means to live with the impacts of climate change, with devastating cyclones, rising sea levels and warming oceans impacting on communities and ecosystems. In Australia, extreme heatwaves and drought fuelled the devastating 'Black Summer' bushfires that burned more than 12 million hectares and became headline news across the planet. And while the country has made only a weak commitment to reducing emissions through the Paris Agreement, other governments in the region are stepping up, with the Pacific Islands Forum issuing the strongest ever collective statement on climate--the Kainaki II Declaration—and New Zealand passing the world’s second ever Zero Carbon Act in 2019. (Source: Climate Action Tracker).
The Climate Reality Project - Australia and Pacific is committed to fostering an environment in which the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their fellow Australians is characterised by deep mutual respect, leading to positive change in our nation’s culture and capacity.
BRANCH MANAGER: Ciaran McCormack
HOST ORGANIZATION: The University of Melbourne / Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
NUMBER OF CLIMATE REALITY LEADERS: 2012
Our global network
Climate Reality’s international branches work independently in their regions yet collaboratively with each other to mobilise individuals and communities, and drive real climate solutions around the world.
Our Team
Branch Manager, The Climate Reality Projectciaran.mccormack.au@climatereality.com
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Our host – The University of Melbourne
The Climate Reality Project – Australia and Pacific is part of Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute (MSSI) at The University of Melbourne
MSSI facilitates interdisciplinary sustainability research across faculties and centres at the University of Melbourne, and promotes research in a way that maximises engagement and impact. MSSI emphasises the contribution of the social sciences and humanities to understanding and addressing sustainability and resilience challenges.
MSSI facilitates interdisciplinary sustainability research across faculties and centres at the University of Melbourne, and promotes research in a way that maximises engagement and impact. MSSI emphasises the contribution of the social sciences and humanities to understanding and addressing sustainability and resilience challenges.
