As the Federal Government continues to push for the approval of its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme legislation in the Senate, Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty warned of the catastrophic consequences for Australia if climate change is not addressed properly.
“Regardless of what people think about climate change there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that it’s a totally unacceptable experiment to take 6.8 billion human beings living in a thin, fragile layer of atmosphere, then continually ramp up levels of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide,” said Mr Doherty in his keynote address at the launch of the festival.
Mr Doherty, an influenza and immunity specialist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996, says that while the area is complex, doing nothing about climate change is unacceptable.
The Festival of Ideas brings together more than 50 outstanding thinkers from around the world to discuss and debate the issue of climate change and cultural change.
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The festival will look at the science of climate change, but will also consider the impact of climate change on the community – societal, political, economical, medical, geographic and creative.
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