Leading scientists and academics are calling on the government for a national risk assessment of the country's long term risks. The Wise Response Society say they don't want to be cast as just another climate change action group, but scientists, doctors, engineers, and researchers at the coal face who are already seeing the unintended consequences of past and current economic decisions piling up. Dr. Susan Krumdieck is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Canterbury. For information on Professor Krumdieck's work on sustainability, visit the AEMS Lab website.