At a time when governments are struggling to adopt climate legislation, the Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Penny D Sackett, said continued delays in reducing carbon emissions could ultimately contribute to the dangerous impacts of global warming.

3 December 2009 – Australia’s Chief Scientist discusses climate change on ABC News Breakfast

Professor Sackett celebrates the 50th Anniversay of the the NASA Space Tracking Treaty

Hello again. I’m sure you’ve been hearing about climate change this week: on TV, over the radio, in blogs, in Parliament, at home, at school and at work. With the Copenhagen Summit starting yesterday (7 December), the talk will only get louder.

Despite world attention, humans emit more greenhouse gases every year than they did the year before. It’s a situation that Australia needs to help turn around if we don’t want to bear the brunt of climate change, says Chief Scientist Professor Penny Sackett.

As we prepare to enter a new decade, this report by the International Alliance of Research Universities presents the latest findings from some of the world’s leading climate change experts.

The announcement yesterday of the pledge by Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Union Commission, to establish an EU Chief Scientist was welcomed by Professor Penny Sackett, Chief Scientist for Australia.