Coffee and Climate
The Australian Museum has a firm focus on communicating about climate change in Australia. We want to talk about solutions – and there are so many!
Enjoy a coffee, relax in the comfort of the Members lounge and join this open and informed conversation about the good news on climate change with Dr Jenny Newell.
Image: Andrew Fawcett© Australian Museum
| Date | Topic | Overview |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May | Climate on the National Stage | Climate is a central focus of the Australian Museum, but what are other institutions saying about climate change? In this session, join us to talk about Australian climate policy, the Paris Agreements, and the UN Conference on Climate Change! |
| 18 June | Greener Homes & Gardens | Discover how to green your home and boost biodiversity in your garden without breaking the bank! From green cleaning to home electrification, frog ponds to native plants, join us at this session for some handy hints to make your home more sustainable. |
| 23 July | Slow Fashion for Climate Action | In Australia, each person disposes an average of 23kg of clothing to landfill a year, making the fashion industry and textile waste one of the highest polluting industries in the country. Join us to learn some handy ways you can help reduce textile waste and give longer life to your favourite garments! |
| 13 August | How to Talk Climate | Climate change is the biggest challenge facing our world today, but it can often be difficult to communicate the facts. Learn how to listen and respond well, and to use nature and innovations as tool to communicate about climate impacts and solutions. |
| 17 September | The Power of Pollinators | We all know about bees, those miniature powerhouses of pollination, but did you know that Australia’s forests and food systems also rely on bats and birds? Come and talk about pollinators as engines of our carbon and climate systems and how we can support them in our local environments. |
Australian science is leading the world in climate solutions, from researching seaweed for reducing the methane cows produce to rapidly increasing the efficiency of solar panels.
Enjoy a coffee, relax in the comfort of the Members lounge and join this open and informed conversation about the good news on climate change with Dr Jenny Newell, curator of the Australian Museum Climate Solutions Centre. Come along for inspiration and camaraderie. Climate change is challenging, but you don’t have to tackle it alone.
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Jenny Newell
Jenny Newell - Curator, Climate Change Projects at the Australian Museum.
Image: Anna Kučera© Australian Museum
Jenny Newell (Curator, Climate Change Projects at the Australian Museum) works on the cultural dimensions of climate change, focusing on communities in Australia and the Pacific. She aims to increase engagement in environmental stewardship through the medium of museums.
With a background in environmental history, Jenny has worked with Pacific communities and collections at the British Museum, National Museum of Australia, the American Museum of Natural History (New York) and the Australian Museum to amplify voices on climate change for broad audiences.
