Can the world strike a new international agreement on climate change in time to keep global warming below 2°C? And what needs to happen to avoid the United Nations’ talks in Paris this December being more hot air?

As the clock ticks down, join ABC Big Ideas’ presenter Paul Barclay as he talks with our expert panel: award-winning environmentalist Professor Ian Lowe, author of Bigger or Better?, Jane Rawson, author of The Handbook of Surviving and Living with Climate Change and Liz Minchin, Senior Editor of TheConversation.com where you can read in-depth coverage of the Paris 2015 climate summit written by experts across the world, including Australians attending the Paris summit.

Join us for plenty of hot debate at the latest Conversation Club collaboration between TheConversation.com and Avid Reader.  This event will also be the Queensland launch for The Conversation’s latest book, Politics, policy & the chance of change: The Conversation 2015 Yearbook.