Scientists for Future (S4F) is an international environmental initiative founded by a group of scientists in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in support of the student movement
Fridays for Future (FFF).[1][2][3][4]
In March 2019 the initiative issued a statement titled Statement of scientists and scholars concerning the protests for more climate protection.[5][6][7][8][9][10] The statement was signed by 26,800 German-language scientists and scholars from Switzerland, Austria and Germany.[6][11][12] The statement took place under the banner Die Anliegen der demonstrierenden jungen Menschen sind berechtigt (The concerns of the demonstrating young people are justified).[4][13]
History
The foundation of Scientists for Future has its genesis in the initiative taken by
Gregor Hagedorn.[14][13] In April 2019, a lead by Gregor Hagedorn appeared in the journal Science, in which the authors of Scientists for Future called on the research community to support the youth protest movement.[15] In June 2019, this statement, along with an analysis of the results and plausible effects of the declaration, was published as a bilingual article (English and German) in the journal
GAIA. There were similar initiatives taken by Dutch and Belgian scientists.[16] In October 2019 Gregor Hagedorn and Scientists for Future were awarded the Award from Federal Association for Sustainability.[17]
Connect scientists and people around the world and facilitate mutual support and participation
24 important facts
The scientists list 24 established scientific facts on
climate change, verified by reference to robust scientific literature.[18] These include facts on:
the mean temperature rise,[19][20][21][22] and global temperatures in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018[23]
A ~100-paged study by the group published in October 2021 concluded that
nuclear fission energy cannot meaningfully contribute to
climate change mitigation as it is "too dangerous,
too expensive, and too sluggishly deployable" as well as "an obstacle to achieving the social-ecological transformation".[29][30][31][32]
^
abcIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 2013. Climate change 2013: The physical science basis. Contribution of working group I to the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
^National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Ed.). 2016. Attribution of extreme weather events in the context of climate change. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.
David Fopp / Isabelle Axelsson / Loukina Tille: Gemeinsam für die Zukunft – Fridays For Future und Scientists For Future. Vom Stockholmer Schulstreik zur weltweiten Klimabewegung. Bielefeld 2021, transcript Verlag,
ISBN978-3-8376-5555-1
Scientists for Future (S4F) is an international environmental initiative founded by a group of scientists in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in support of the student movement
Fridays for Future (FFF).[1][2][3][4]
In March 2019 the initiative issued a statement titled Statement of scientists and scholars concerning the protests for more climate protection.[5][6][7][8][9][10] The statement was signed by 26,800 German-language scientists and scholars from Switzerland, Austria and Germany.[6][11][12] The statement took place under the banner Die Anliegen der demonstrierenden jungen Menschen sind berechtigt (The concerns of the demonstrating young people are justified).[4][13]
History
The foundation of Scientists for Future has its genesis in the initiative taken by
Gregor Hagedorn.[14][13] In April 2019, a lead by Gregor Hagedorn appeared in the journal Science, in which the authors of Scientists for Future called on the research community to support the youth protest movement.[15] In June 2019, this statement, along with an analysis of the results and plausible effects of the declaration, was published as a bilingual article (English and German) in the journal
GAIA. There were similar initiatives taken by Dutch and Belgian scientists.[16] In October 2019 Gregor Hagedorn and Scientists for Future were awarded the Award from Federal Association for Sustainability.[17]
Connect scientists and people around the world and facilitate mutual support and participation
24 important facts
The scientists list 24 established scientific facts on
climate change, verified by reference to robust scientific literature.[18] These include facts on:
the mean temperature rise,[19][20][21][22] and global temperatures in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018[23]
A ~100-paged study by the group published in October 2021 concluded that
nuclear fission energy cannot meaningfully contribute to
climate change mitigation as it is "too dangerous,
too expensive, and too sluggishly deployable" as well as "an obstacle to achieving the social-ecological transformation".[29][30][31][32]
^
abcIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 2013. Climate change 2013: The physical science basis. Contribution of working group I to the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
^National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Ed.). 2016. Attribution of extreme weather events in the context of climate change. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.
David Fopp / Isabelle Axelsson / Loukina Tille: Gemeinsam für die Zukunft – Fridays For Future und Scientists For Future. Vom Stockholmer Schulstreik zur weltweiten Klimabewegung. Bielefeld 2021, transcript Verlag,
ISBN978-3-8376-5555-1