Scientist Rebellion
Scientist Rebellion is an international scientists' environmentalist group that campaigns for degrowth, climate justice and more effective climate change mitigation.[1] It is a sister organisation to Extinction Rebellion.[2]
It is a network of academics[3] that tries to raise awareness by engaging in non-violent civil disobedience.
Actions
The group was established around March 2021. Scientist Rebellion has carried out various protests during COP26. On 6 November 2021, activists blocked George V Bridge, Glasgow.[4] In April 2022, they blocked roads in Berlin in protest against oil extraction in the North Sea.[5]
In August 2021, the group leaked parts of the pre-final Working Group III contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) prior to intergovernmental approval.[6]
Debate and impact
Several researchers affiliated with the movement[7] (six overall) have argued for civil disobedience by colleagues in a commentary behind a paywall, hypothesizing that such may cause significant pro-climate net changes of public opinion due to "potential to cut through the myriad complexities and confusion" in the public, receiving substantial coverage by online text-based news media.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ Scientist Rebellion Demands letter.
- ^ Cockburn, Harry (16 June 2022). "Spain 'arrests protesting climate scientists' amid historic heatwave". The Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Kelly, Orla; Illingworth, Sam; Butera, Fabrizio; Dawson, Vaille; White, Peta; Blaise, Mindy; Martens, Pim; Schuitema, Geertje; Huynen, Maud; Bailey, Susan; Cowman, Sian (2022). "Education in a warming world: Trends, opportunities and pitfalls for institutes of higher education". Frontiers in Sustainability. 3. doi:10.3389/frsus.2022.920375/full. ISSN 2673-4524.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Thompson, Tosin (18 November 2021). "Scientist Rebellion: researchers join protesters at COP26". Nature. 599 (7885): 357. doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03430-5. S2CID 244110931.
- ^ ""Scientist Rebellion" fordern Klimarevolution "jetzt!"". euronews (in German). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Hartz, Friederike (4 November 2022). "Leaking the IPCC: A question of responsibility?". WIREs Climate Change. doi:10.1002/wcc.814. ISSN 1757-7780.
- ^ Gardner, Charlie; Cox, Emily; Capstick, Stuart. "Extinction Rebellion scientists: Why we glued ourselves to a government department". phys.org. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Scientists call on colleagues to protest climate crisis with civil disobedience". The Guardian. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Capstick, Stuart; Thierry, Aaron; Cox, Emily; Berglund, Oscar; Westlake, Steve; Steinberger, Julia K. (September 2022). "Civil disobedience by scientists helps press for urgent climate action". Nature Climate Change. 12 (9): 773–774. doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01461-y. ISSN 1758-6798. S2CID 251912378.