Author Talk: Joelle Gergis on Quarterly Essay 94 Highway to Hell

Join award-winning climate scientist and author Dr Joëlle Gergis as she chats about her Quarterly Essay, Highway to Hell: climate change and Australia's future.

Dr Joëlle Gergis is an internationally recognised expert in Australian and Southern Hemisphere climate variability and change. She served as a lead author on the latest United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on the Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report – global review of climate change science, which is regarded as the international authority on climate.

As well as scientific publications, Joëlle has written books and essays that combine personal reflection with critical climate insights, including Humanity's Moment: a climate scientist's case for hope (published 2022) and Highway to Hell: climate change and Australia's future June 2024, Quarterly Essay).

During the author talk, Joëlle will be in conversation with local academic, Dr Bonnie McBain, Associate Professor at School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle. Come along and hear about Joëlle's journey from climate research to climate communication.

Copies of the Quarterly Essay Highway to Hell: climate change and Australia's future and the recently republished Humanity's moment: a climate scientist's case for hope will be available for purchase.

Light refreshments will be provided.

This author talk is being presented by Lake Macquarie City Council as part of its inaugural Thought Leader Program.