Scientists and academics support the youth climate movement’s call to strike: add your name
The youth climate movement is calling for a global general strike. We, the undersigned scientists and academics, support them wholeheartedly...
As scientists, we confirm that the youth movement’s concerns are well-founded and rest on solid, incontrovertible evidence...
Democratic decision-making, including youth, through citizen assemblies and juries, is necessary. This must accompany unprecedented rapid and ambitious action, including... altering our patterns of nutrition, mobility, and consumption.
Only if we act quickly and consistently can we limit global warming, halt the mass extinction of animal and plant species, preserve the natural basis for life and create a future worth living for..
Note: This statement has been published (both in English and German) in a scientific publication in GAIA and is available here. It includes a list of facts (also available here) and has as a supplement the complete lists of initial and final signatories attached. All scientific references can be found here. G. Hagedorn, T. Loew, S. I. Seneviratne, W. Lucht, M.-L. Beck, J. Hesse, R. Knutti, V. Quaschning, J.-H. Schleimer, L. Mattauch, C. Breyer, H. Hübener, G. Kirchengast, A. Chodura, J. Clausen, F. Creutzig, M. Darbi, C.-H. Daub, F. Ekardt, M. Göpel, J. N. Hardt, J. Hertin, T. Hickler, A. Köhncke, S. Köster, J. Krohmer, H. Kromp-Kolb, R. Leinfelder, L. Mederake, M. Neuhaus, S. Rahmstorf, C. Schmidt, C. Schneider, G. Schneider, R. Seppelt, U. Spindler, M. Springmann, K. Staab, T. F. Stocker, K. Steininger, E. von Hirschhausen, S. Winter, M. Wittau, J. Zens 2019
Find your nearest strike:
UK: https://ukscn.org/
Australia: https://www.schoolstrike4climate.com/sept20
Ireland: https://www.foe.ie/blog/2019/09/03/global-climate-strike-september-20th/
New Zealand: http://www.schoolstrike4climatenz.com/ (on September 27th)
Canada: https://climatestrikecanada.org/september (on September 27th).
For other locations, or to start your own local strike, visit https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/ or https://globalclimatestrike.net/
The statement above is based on a German-speaking letter by Gregor Hagerdorn, https://www.scientists4future.org/stellungnahme/statement-text/
