Premier's Council on Climate Change
Members of the Council
Chris Cocklin (Professor)
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Science, Engineering & Information Technology, James Cook University (JCU)
- A Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report, contributing to Working Group III (Mitigation), and an Expert Reviewer for Working Group II (Adaptation)
- Board Member, Australian Tropical Herbarium, AIMS at JCU, the Tropical Landscapes Joint Venture and the Consortium for Integrated Resource Management
- Member of the Great Barrier Reef and the Water Quality Steering Committees of the Marine and Tropical Science Research Facility (MTSRF).
Peter Cosier
- Member, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
- Director, Land Repair Australia
- Member, Science and Information Board, NSW Department of Natural Resources
- Director, Cosier Environmental Planning Pty Ltd
- Former Environmental Policy Adviser, Australian Environment Minister, Senator Robert Hill
- Former Deputy Director General, Science and Information, NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources
- Former Member, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country Advisory Council.
Tim Flannery (Dr)
- Australian of the Year 2007
- Director – South Australian Museum
- Leading Australian scientist, researcher and writer. Published author on Australian environmental, conservation and climate change issues, including more than 130 peer-reviewed scientific papers.
- Founding member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
- Director, Australian Wildlife Conservancy
- Australasia representative, National Geographic Society.
- Co-founder and Chair, Copenhagen Climate Council (a coalition of community, business, and political leaders who have come together to confront climate change).
Peter Kenny
- General President AgForce
- Ch airs the AgForce State Council and State Executive committee.
- Board Member, National Farmers Federation
- Former Secretary, Cattlemen’s Union.
Grant King
- Managing Director, Origin Energy
- Member of the Australian Business Round Table on Climate Change
- Former General Manager, AGL Gas Companies
- Chairman, Contact Energy
- Chairman, Energy Supply Association of Australia (ESAA)
- Councillor, Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Limited (APPEA).
Ian Lowe (Professor)
- Emeritus Professor, Science, Technology and Society, Griffith University
- President, Australian Conservation Foundation
- Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- Referee, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Board Member, Forestry Plantations Queensland
- Deputy Chair, Queensland Sustainable Energy Advisory Council
- Author of numerous environmental science books, chapters and journal articles
- Recipient, Queensland Premier's Millennium Award for Excellence in Science, 2000
- Officer of the Order of Australia, 2001.
Jim McKnoulty
- Chairman, Conics Limited (a group of professional service companies providing growth management advice to infrastructure and property development industries)
- Founding President, Australian Green Development Forum
- National President of Greening Australia
- Recipient, Queensland Premier’s Award for Leadership in Business Sustainability, 2007
- Honorary Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia
- Adjunct Professor, School of Built Environment and Engineering, QUT.
Tony Mooney
- Former Mayor, Townsville City Council
- President, Urban Local Government Association
- Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Director, Port of Townsville Board.
Sam Mostyn
- Group Executive, Insurance Australia Group
- Member, Academic Advisory Board of the Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
- Former Director, Corporate Development, Cable & Wireless Optus
- Former arts and communications adviser to Paul Keating.
Molly Harriss Olsen
- Director, Eco Futures Pty Ltd
- Director, Australia Institute
- Former environment adviser to US President Bill Clinton
- Forum Convenor for the 8th National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development, 2007.
Chris O’Connell
- General Manager, Network 10 Television, Brisbane
- Coordinates the national network’s response to climate change.
Fiona Wain
- Chief Executive Officer, Environment Business Australia
- Former Director, Environment Management Industry Association of Australia
- Sixteen years in public relations and marketing roles in UK, Canada and Australia
- National and international spokesperson for the environment and sustainability industry
- Chairperson of the annual Business and Sustainability Summit .
Ross Willims
- Vice President, Commercial Relations, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
- Member, Premier’s Business Round Table
- Member, Clean Coal Council
- Director, Queensland Resources Council
- Director, Australian Coal Association
- Director, Centre for Low Emission Technology
- Former Director General, Department of Mines and Energy.
Last updated 25 June 2008.