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activist mammalogist palaeontologist professor author
Tim Flannery was born on January 28, 1956 in Melbourne, Australia. Flannery was raised in a Catholic family in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham, close to Port Phillip Bay, where he learned to fish and scuba dive and became aware of marine pollution and its effects on living organisms.
Tim completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at La Trobe University in 1977, and then took a change of direction to complete a Master of Science degree in Earth Science at Monash University in 1981. He then left Melbourne for Sydney, and in 1984 Flannery earned a doctorate at the University of New South Wales in Palaeontology for his work on the evolution of macropods (kangaroos).
Flannery has held various academic positions throughout his career. He spent many years in Adelaide, including a spell as Professor at the University of Adelaide, and 7 years as Director of the South Australian Museum. He was also Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Museum (since 1985), and an adviser on environmental issues to the Australian Federal Parliament. In 1999 he held the year-long visiting Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University. In 2002, Flannery was appointed as chair of South Australia's Environmental Sustainability Board. In 2007, Flannery became Professor in the Climate Risk Concentration of Research Excellence at Macquarie University. He left Macquarie University in mid-2013. Flannery is also a Governor of WWF-Australia. He has contributed to over 143 scientific papers. Flannery is an advisor on climate change to outgoing South Australian Premier Mike Rann. In 2011 Flannery had been appointed to head the Climate Change Commission established by Prime Minister Julia Gillard to explain climate change and the need for a carbon price to the public. Tim Flannery is currently a Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne.
Flannery has achieved prominence through his environmental activism. His advocacy on two issues in particular, population levels and carbon emissions, culminated in being named Australian of the Year in 2007. He also received Edgeworth David Medal for outstanding research in zoology, Centenary of Federation Medal for his services to Australian science, Colin Roderick Award from the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies for "Tree Kangaroos" in 1996. Moreover, he was named Australian Humanist of the Year in 2005, NSW Australian of the Year in 2006. Flannery won US Lannan Award for Non-fiction works in 2006 and Leidy Award in 2010. In 2009 Flannery joined the project "Soldiers of Peace", a move against all wars and for a global peace.
Tim's sometimes controversial views on shutting down conventional coal-fired power stations for electricity generation in the medium term are frequently cited in the media.
Quotations: "In terms of sustainability, you can't be sure that the Japanese whaling is entirely unsustainable... It's hard to imagine that the whaling would lead to a new decline in population".
Tim is a member of the World Future Council. Flannery is also a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists. He is also chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council.
