Keynote by Climate Councillor Professor David Karoly

An afternoon with one of Australia's leading climate scientists

Burrinja is delighted to welcome Climate Councillor Professor David Karoly to share his work in global and local climate science and impacts.

The Climate Council is independent, evidence-led and powered by passionate citizens. It came into existence as an independent climate organisation in 2013 and has been fearlessly advocating for the climate solutions Australia needs ever since. In partnership with the Australian community, the Climate Council shapes the national conversation, puts climate change at the top of the political agenda, calls out mis- and dis-information, and advocates for evidence-based solutions.

Burrinja is delighted to welcome Climate Councillor Professor David Karoly to share his work in global and local climate science and impacts. Professor David Karoly is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne, having retired from CSIRO early in 2022. He is an internationally recognised expert on climate change science and climate variability. David was Leader of the Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub in the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program, based in CSIRO, during 2018 to June 2021. During 2012-2017, he was a member of the Climate Change Authority, which provides advice to the Australian government on responding to climate change, including targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

David has been involved in the Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2001, 2007, 2014 and 2021 in several different roles. He was awarded the 2015 Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Scientific Excellence in Earth Sciences, was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria in 2026, and elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2019. From 2007 to February 2018, David Karoly was Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Melbourne and in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science.