Richard Cassels

The Director of Climate Leadership, Richard Cassels, is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Queensland Museum in Environmental History and Sustainable Futures. He is a popular public speaker on environmental issues.

In 2006 he directed the seminar series at the Queensland Museum entitled “Pioneering a Sustainable Queensland”.

In 2007 he convened at the Museum the popular seminar “Climate Change Down Under (see http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/features/webcasts/07climatechange/index.asp, or see his overview of the seminar at mms://streamingserver.slq.qld.gov.au/video/qm/wmvb/CCDU/ccdu_Cassels.wmv)

In 2008 he convened and directed the Greenfest Speakers Festival at South Bank, Brisbane.

For 25 years he managed museums in New Zealand and Australia. He was the manager responsible for producing Dandiiri Maiwar, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders Cultures Centre at the Queensland Museum in Brisbane. Previously he was a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at Auckland University, specialising in the environmental impact of prehistoric peoples.

He and his wife Joan have created, and live in, a “more-sustainable” home in Brisbane (see ABC radio interview and photos on-line at http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2008/10/17/2394654.htm?site=brisbane, or see technical information at: http://www.sustainablehouseday.com/locations/pdfs_no_addresses/Info%20Sheet%20Highgate%20Hill.pdf .

Joan Cassels. 

Joan is an interactive grandparent . She gained her early organisational skills through bringing up four children who are now very successful adults. She is an experienced manager of community and community arts organisations and has particular experience in inter-generational learning programs and innovative recreational programs for older people. She has organised the construction and retrofitting of more than a dozen houses in both Australia and New Zealand to create liveable, healthy, energy-efficient and sustainable homes. She has been a self-employed craftsperson and is a keen gardener and creator of wildlife habitats.  

Ken Hickson

 

Ken is author of the recent, ground-breaking book “The ABC of Carbon: Issues and opportunities in the global climate change environment”. He edits and distributes a fortnightly e-newsletter abc carbon express, featuring the latest environmnetal news. He regularly speaks at  conferences and forums, and has a particular interest in the environmental future of aviation.

He is a Governor of WWF Australia and a consultant to organisations wanting to become carbon neutral. He regularly writes letters to the editors of  The Australian and The Courier Mail. He uses public transport and walks wherever and whenever possible and has cut back his use of private car by more than 50% in last 2 years. He practices energy efficiency and recycles everything. He promotes the use of carbon neutral paper. Position: Director of ABC Carbon, see http://www.abccarbon.com.