Front‑line participation is limited to scientists, scholars, and academics
More specifically, Scientist Rebellion is a network of academics that tries to raise awareness by engaging in non-violent civil disobedience.[2] It is a sister organization to Extinction Rebellion.[3] The group was co-founded by Mike Lynch-White and Dr. Tim Hewlett, who splattered paint on the headquarters of the Royal Society in September 2020, the group's first action.[4]
Front‑line participation is limited to scientists, scholars, and academics.[5] The white lab coats worn provide a simple way of being identified as scientists.[5]
Actionsedit
Scientist Rebellion carried out various protests during the COP26 meeting. On 6November 2021, activists blocked George V Bridge in Glasgow.[6]
In April 2022, Scientist Rebellion blocked roads in Berlin in protest against oil extraction in the North Sea.[8] In late2022, several activists protested at Autostadt Wolfsburg by gluing themselves to the floor at the Porsche exhibit hall, later complaining they were left alone overnight.[9]
In October 2023, DrGianluca Grimalda, a member, made international headlines by refusing to fly via plane from a field research assignment in Papua New Guinea. Instead, he intended to slow travel via container ships and land routes to save 4.5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. His employer, Kiel Institute, threatened termination of his employment contract should he not arrive rapidly and later did apparently follow through.[10][11]
During the COP28 meeting in December2023, scientists from Scientist Rebellion signed an open letter calling on the public to become climate activists. Some signatories had contributed to previous IPCC Assessment Reports.[12][13]
Climate scientist Peter Kalmus has described his motivations for being arrested in Los Angeles with Scientist Rebellion in2022.[17] And climate scientist Rose Abramoff was arrested for similar reasons in WashingtonDC at much that same time.[18]
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"Our positions and demands". Scientist Rebellion. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^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. ISSN 2673-4524.
^Cockburn, Harry (16 June 2022). "Spain 'arrests protesting climate scientists' amid historic heatwave". The Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
^Rikki (19 February 2023). "Acquittal for scientists who painted the Royal Society". Real Media - The View From Below. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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"FAQ". Scientist Rebellion. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^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.
^Hartz, Friederike (4 November 2022). "Leaking the IPCC: A question of responsibility?". WIREs Climate Change. doi:10.1002/wcc.814. ISSN 1757-7780. S2CID 253368636.
^""Scientist Rebellion" fordern Klimarevolution "jetzt!"" ["Scientist Rebellion demand climate revolution "now!"]. euronews (in German). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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Tomescheit, Wiebke (21 October 2022). "Protestierende Wissenschaftler bei VW klagen auf Twitter: "Keine Eimer, um zu urinieren"" [Protesting scientists at VW complain on Twitter: "No buckets to urinate in"]. STERN.de (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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Ronald, Issy (4 October 2023). "A climate researcher risks losing university post for refusing to fly home". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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Gayle, Damien (12 October 2023). "Climate expert 'sacked' after refusing flight to Germany over carbon emissions". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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Gayle, Damien (4 December 2023). "More than 1,000 climate scientists urge public to become activists". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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Scientist Rebellion (December 2023). "How much more climate failure until we act — Open letter". Scientist Rebellion. Retrieved 8 December 2023. Scroll down for a list of signatories.
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Gardner, Charlie; Cox, Emily; Capstick, Stuart (28 April 2022). "Extinction Rebellion scientists: why we glued ourselves to a government department". phys.org. Retrieved 12 September 2022. Opinion piece.
^"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.
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Kalmus, Peter (6 April 2022). "Climate scientists are desperate: we're crying, begging and getting arrested". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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Harvey, Chelsea; E&E News (11 April 2022). "Scientists risk arrest to demand climate action". Scientific American. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
External linksedit
Scientist Rebellion homepage – listing contacts in 30countries
Scientist Rebellion Netherlands
Scientist Rebellion Spain
ShowYourStripes – serves the iconic blue‑to‑red stripped patterns depicting historical global warming