Professor Tim Flannery is one of the world’s foremost climate scientists, activists and communicators. Starting his science career as a paleontologist and mammalogist Professor Tim became absorbed in the science of climate change having seen the impacts first hand, notably in the mountains of New Guinea where he witnessed the tree line encroaching on alpine peaks and on the Great Barrier Reef where devastating bleaching events occurred for the first time. As the host of this podcast episode (Tim Silverwood) and a devoted environmentalist, I have the utmost respect for Tim Flannery. His early books The Weather Makers (2005) and Here on Earth (2010) were transformative to my evolving mind that wrestled with my innate sense that humans were radically transforming the planet and the science that supported my concerns. Tim Flannery helped make me into the environmentalist I am today. And I’m not the only one, hundreds, thousands, millions have listened and read his science and posturings - charging them with a fire to turn their thoughts into actions. In this episode we focus on the current state of affairs in 2021 and how humanity’s recent experience in “following the science” to address the Covid-19 pandemic sets the stage for a renewed approach to addressing the climate crisis. Now, more than ever, humanity has proven our ability to respond to an immediate threat and navigate the disruption with our species’ interests at the centre - can we do the same for the imminent and gargantuan threat of climate change. For more information on Professor Tim Flannery visit his Wikipedia page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Flannery To learn more about his new book ‘The Climate Cure’ visit here: https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-climate-cure-solving-the-climate-emergency-in-the-era-of-covid-19 To learn more about The Climate Council visit here: https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/