Christine is one of Australia’s most experienced and respected environmental and community activists, with a career spanning 30 years.

In her ten years in the Australian Senate, Christine has developed her national and international reputation for expertise and passion in policy to address global warming. As lead negotiator for the Greens on climate policy, Christine achieved through the multi-party climate panel and emissions trading scheme, the biodiversity fund and $10 billion for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.

She is currently an ambassador for the Global Greens; ambassador for the Australian Invasive Species Council; ambassador for the 100% Renewable Energy Campaign of the World Future Council; patron of the Australian Smart Energy Council; member of Energy Watch Group; and an advisory board member to the US-based Climate Accountability Institute, Solar Heads of State, The Borneo Project and Associate of the Sydney University Democracy Network.