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Former governor David de Kretser joins climate change campaign JOHN MASANAUSKAS, HERALD SUN, AUGUST 22, 2013   A FORMER Victorian governor has taken the unusual step of campaigning on a federal election issue.Professor David de Kretser, who was governor from 2006 to 2011, has signed his name to an eastern suburbs-based campaign urging MPs to take immediate strong action on climate change because the “planet is warming at an alarming rate”.

Prof de Kretser, a respected medical researcher specialising in infertility, signed a statement sponsored by an organisation called Lighter Footprints, which describes itself as a nonpartisan, volunteer climate action group based in the City of Boroondara.

It’s statement published in local newspapers asked politicians to “press for immediate support for increased renewable energy and reduction in the burning of fossil fuels”.

“Your choices now will affect life as we know it,” it said…..

Other signatories to the climate change statement include respected scientist Sir Gustav Nossal, cooking personality Stephanie Alexander, Trinity Grammar principal Rick Tudor and Fintona Girls School principal Suzy Chandler.