Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer at the Australian National University and author of the critically-acclaimed book Sunburnt Country: The Future and History of Climate Change in Australia (Melbourne University Press). She has authored 97 publications, her general audience pieces appearing in The Monthly, The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, The Griffith Review, Harper’s Bazaar and The Conversation. Joëlle was a lead author on the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report and is also an advisor to the Climate Council, Australia’s leading independent body providing expert advice to the public on climate change and policy.
Humanity’s Moment: Excerpt
As a climate scientist, I am doing everything I possibly can to respond to the distress signals from our natural world. If I live to look back at this troubled time, I want to say that I did all that I could, that I was on the right side of history.
September 11, 2023
This is the most sobering report card yet on climate change and Earth’s future. Here’s what you need to know
Earth has warmed 1.09℃ since pre-industrial times and many changes such as sea-level rise and glacier melt are now virtually irreversible, according to the most sobering report yet by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
August 11, 2021