Saturday, November 30, 2024

19 Scientists get arrested a year ago for Scientist Rebellion against "biological annihilation" of global warming

 Scientist Rebellion, an international group of researchers that uses civil disobedience to prompt climate action, has organized protests across 23 countries throughout the COP28 meeting, between 30 November and 12 December. It has also crafted an open letter encouraging others to fight climate change that has garnered more than 1,400 signatures. “We need you,” the letter says. “Wherever you are, become a climate advocate or activist” to help create a liveable future.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03829-2 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApC_vAovHIM 

 In the Netherlands, scientists partnered with the local activist group Just Stop Coal on 4 December to block a coal-carrying train — with the goal of pushing the Dutch government to phase out fossil fuels. “Governments are not blocking [the construction of new] fossil-fuel infrastructure, which is their duty to us and to future generations to provide a safe, liveable world,” says Fabian Dablander, an interdisciplinary scientist at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics at the University of Amsterdam, who helped to organize the protest.

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