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​Our 2400+ local Climate Reality Leaders represent a diverse range of communities, sectors and skillsets across the Australia and Pacific region. They undertake frequent Acts of Leadership such as presenting to their peers and communities, and speaking to the media or at large scale public events. This page highlights a small handful of our active Climate Reality Leaders and their acts of leadership.
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Richie Merzian

1/7/2022

 
Richie Merzian, Director, Climate & Energy Program, The Australia Institute

Richie Merzian

Chief Executive Officer,
Clean Energy Investor Group

Richie is a former Australian Government representative to the UN climate change conference and worked at the Department of Climate Change and the Department of Foreign Affairs for almost a decade on both domestic and international climate and energy agendas.

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While at the Australian Government, he was the lead negotiator on adaptation to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and helped coordinate the Green Climate Fund Board during Australia’s tenure as Chair. Richie helped co-found the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) in 2006 and trained as a Climate Reality Leader in 2007 with former Vice President Al Gore.

Richie is currently on the Advisory Committee for the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University (ANU). Richie has degrees in Law and Economics from Sydney University.


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