About the webinar:

Humans have a long history of trying to alter the climate. We are a species of problem-solvers – it's in our nature to reach for solutions. That instinct is exactly why we have the power to act on climate change.

Today, a new generation of potential climate solutions are on the table, from marine cloud brightening, to carbon capture and storage.

Some deserve serious, careful research. Others are folly. And some are little more than an excuse for the fossil fuel industry to keep polluting while we wait.

So what's the real path to a cleaner, safer future – and how do we tell the genuine solutions apart from the distractions?

That's the question at the heart of Professor Tim Flannery's new book, Climate Folly – and the conversation we'll have when he joins Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie for a warm, wide-ranging virtual fireside chat:

• Webinar: In Conversation with Prof. Tim Flannery
• Date: Tuesday 28 July
• Time: 6–7pm AEST
• Where: Free online Zoom webinar

For more than two decades, Tim has been one of the most trusted voices in Australian climate science – a paleontologist, explorer, and Climate Council co-founder who has spent his life in the field and at the centre of the climate conversation.

This is a rare chance to step back from the headlines and spend an hour with someone who has seen the long arc of the climate fight – and is still fighting.

Together, Tim and Amanda will explore:

• Humanity’s long history of trying to alter the climate – from Cold War plans to nuke the Arctic ice cap, to plans to dam the Mediterranean – the wild, often absurd history of humans trying to engineer the weather, and what it teaches us
• Today's "miracle fixes" – sulphur injections, carbon capture: what the science actually says, and how to make sure that new ideas don't become excuse for delay
• The non-negotiables – the grounded, achievable solutions already underway, from Indigenous land management to the clean energy shift, and why cutting pollution remains the foundation
• Reasons for hope – including Tim's recent expeditions to New Guinea in search of species thought lost, and what this moment is asking of all of us

Come ready to listen, reflect, and reconnect with why this work matters. Register now to join the conversation and pre-submit your questions to Tim.

Register today and go in the draw to win a signed copy of Tim's book, Climate Folly.