Liverpool, Monday 29th September — Scientists for Extinction Rebellion staged a protest outside the Labour Party Conference, warning that the UK Government’s climate strategy is a “high-risk gamble” that locks in fossil fuels and delays urgent action.The group is calling for a reset of UK climate policy—away from unproven technologies like Carbon Capture and StorageContinueContinue reading “Scientists, health professionals and Extinction Rebellion warn of “High-Risk Climate Gamble” at Labour Party Conference”
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Plan Z. From Lab Coats to Handcuffs
I’m delighted to share the new film Plan Z that accompanies the book Scientists on Survival. It is certainly worth 23 minutes of your time. Many of the authors of the book appear in the film. https://youtu.be/cNvk-qFN2Ww?si=RFFpopyrwesQ_SjQ
Scientists on Survival: Scientists talk from the heart about what the planetary emergency means to them.
What comes to mind when you try to picture a scientist? Maybe a nerdy white man in a lab coat who writes complicated research papers and can’t communicate with ordinary people or deal with emotions? It most certainly won’t be someone so concerned about humankind’s survival that they risk arrest and even get imprisoned forContinueContinue reading “Scientists on Survival: Scientists talk from the heart about what the planetary emergency means to them.”
It’s no longer acceptable for scientists to sit on the fence
Last week I concluded my review of the year by writing “I hope 2025 is the year people worldwide wake up to the multiple threats we are facing and start to act accordingly.” Maybe my wish for the year is beginning to be fulfilled. This week the media has been full of the horrendous wildfiresContinueContinue reading “It’s no longer acceptable for scientists to sit on the fence”
