“1.5ºC is dead. Climate revolution now!”
Based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report, the lessening of greenhouse gas emissions is pertinent to staying or going below 1.5 degrees celsius of the global warming threshold.
That being said, Dr. Rose Abramoff, a US climate change scientist, warns the public that as quickly as possible, it is important to know what the consequences for inaction will be and that the imperative measures needed to limit warming to 1.5°C have not been done yet.
From April 4 to 9, 2022, the organization Scientist Rebellion mobilized over 1,000 scientists and academics across 25 countries. As per the press release of the Scientist Rebellion on April 6, 2022, many activists from the countries you will see below engaged in non-violent actions and civil disobedience across the world.
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| Photo by Scientist Rebellion |
In Los Angeles, four scientists who went viral on social media, chained themselves onto the facade of Chase Bank to protest their financing of fossil fuels. The scientists were then met with dozens of police officers in complete riot gear. They shut down access to the building and its entire streets all for the arrest of a handful of scientists.
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| Photo by Scientist Rebellion |
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| Photo by Scientist Rebellion |
In Rome, 10 scientists tied themselves to the premises of ENI, one of Italy’s largest energy companies and posted different placards demanding a public meeting with the CEO of ENI which was denied afterwards.
Mobilizations have also taken place in Denmark, UK (London), Netherlands (The Hague), Portugal (Lisbon), Switzerland (Bern), Rwanda (Muanga), Sierra Leone, Colombia (Bogotá), Panamá, Ecuador (Quito), Washington DC, Portland, and New York.
Scientist Rebellion urges its members across the globe to continue protesting regarding the ongoing climate crisis.
