The newly formed Climate Council's appeal for public support has seen it raise its minimum annual operating budget - reaching a target of $1 million.

The council was formed by the team who ran the Commonwealth-funded Climate Commission, which was axed by the Coalition Government.

Professor Tim Flannery relaunched the commission as the Climate Council - an independent, crowd-funded organisation to provide quality information to the Australian public.

Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie says the organisation now has the minimum amount needed to continue for 12 more months.

"This means that we can start employing researchers... by the public getting behind it," she said.

She says reaching the $1 million mark through crowd-funding in such a short period of time proves it is a service that is still wanted and needed.

"Australians are concerned about climate change, they want to see something done, so getting that independent scientific information is really important," she said.

Professor Flannery said donations started rolling in from September 24.

"We had our first donation in last night from James in Perth - $15," he said at the time.

"We've been raising $1,000 an hour... through the night."

By Tuesday afternoon 7,200 people had donated $218,000.

Professor Flannery says the council's purpose is to provide independent information on the science of climate change.

"We have simply one goal and one objective and we always have, which is to take the science, the economics of climate change and what's happening internationally in terms of action and present it in a clear and understandable and authoritative way to the Australian public," he said.

Editor's note (4/12/2013): A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the Climate Council's first donation came from "James in New South Wales". This transcription error has been addressed.