Climate Reality Leaders

Future Networks Engineer on a mission to accelerate South Australia's clean energy transition through the Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy on the grid with the highest levels of Variable Renewable Energy in the world!

I became concerned about global warming at age 14, through geography class. Not having children seemed like a logical response, especially when I visited NASA at age 16 and learned that humans were exploring space to find other habitable planets! A few decades on, these formative experiences make a whole lot more sense, and I’m fully embracing the call to climate action.

Jarren has worked in the design industry for over two decades, and specialised in designing campaign communications for social change organisations—primarily focused on climate change campaigns—for well over a decade.

Ciaran McCormack is a sustainability education specialist with over twenty years’ experience across the corporate, government, not-for-profit, and education sectors. He is Head of Market Development for AXA Climate, an entity of AXA multinational insurance company, that creates sustainability training content. In this role, Ciaran assists organisations that need to engage and equip their employees — and value chains — at speed and scale.

Climate reality activist (past Extinction Rebellion protestor)based on a solid scientific background (40y as university academic) now working with an environmental non-profit NGO (Planet Ark) and a community-led resilience action group (Resilient Blue Mountains). Interested and experienced in presenting and/or workshopping with schools, community/business groups, and politicians on climate and related sustainability issues.

Michael Wheatland is an Internationally Chartered Engineer turned commercial manager who is passionate about sustainable outcomes through carbon reduction technology, improved processing, and clean energy projects.

Blaise is a leader in corporate sustainability and a passionate, pragmatic change agent. Her career in sustainability started as a ‘green team’ volunteer phasing out polystyrene cups in her office, and has included a 52 gigawatt hour renewable power purchase agreement (enough to power 9000 homes), four Reconciliation Action Plans, internal carbon pricing and more! She is currently the Group Director Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility at Sims Limited, the ASX-listed global leader in metal recycling and data centre circularity.

I have been running the Tenkile Conservation Alliance (TCA) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for 20 years. TCA protects the Torricelli Mountain Range and works with the many villages that own the land and natural resources.

Jo is currently President of Climate Action Monaro, which covers the Snowy Monaro regional council area in SENSW and has about 60 members; a member of Farmers for Climate Action, a professional program evaluator (in international development and national programs) and a grandmother of 6 beautiful global citizens who’s futures she is keen to protect.

Joe grew up in regional Queensland, experiencing the effects of a harsher and dryer climate, but paradoxically also climate denialism and scepticism. He is interested in the communications challenges surrounding sustainability and building an inclusive and supportive movement for everyone.