Chairman says cost of inaction on climate change is clear and issue shouldn’t be used to fight ‘political and ideological battles’The Climate Institute will shut its doors after 12 years of providing independent advocacy and research towards climate change solutions, citing lack of funding. On Thursday Wootton announced that the Climate Institute would shut on 30 June after the expiry of its founding bequest. The institute was established in 2005 and has conducted research, built partnerships and influenced policy on climate change risk management. Its Climate of the Nation series is the longest trend survey of the attitudes of Australians to climate change and its solutions. Wootton said the institute was considered “a trusted broker and a critical friend” that had helped build understanding of the issue of climate change.

Source: The Guardian March 08, 2017 19:08 UTC