Scientists & academics engaging in civil disobedience to secure a livable future
We are facing surging oil prices and rising costs for fertilisers, food and other commodities. Trump’s reckless actions in Iran are pushing the global economy to the brink of an economic crisis. Many are seizing the opportunity to start drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea. This Carbon Brief paper debunks the myths … Read more
The world’s leading publisher of climate research and its parent company are refusing to stop supporting the expansion of the fossil fuel industry. It’s time to #StopElsevier and put an end to science being used to further the interests of the fossil fuel industry! The #StopElsevier campaign was started by scientists with Scientist Rebellion. You do … Read more
We are facing surging oil prices and rising costs for fertilisers, food and other commodities. Trump’s reckless actions in Iran are pushing the global economy to the brink of an economic crisis. Many are seizing the opportunity to start drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea. This Carbon Brief paper debunks the myths … Read more
TIME FOR ACTION The world is on fire and the Dutch government refuses to take action. Every year, our government hands out between 39.7 and 46.4 billion euros in fossil fuel subsidies to major fossil fuel companies. This cannot go on and must stop. On 25 April, thousands of concerned citizens will once again block … Read more
40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 8-day cycle tour plus rally in Borssele On Sunday 26 April, we will be commemorating the Chernobyl disaster of 40 years ago. We will be doing so in Borssele, where organisations including WISE, LAKA and local Zeeland action groups will be holding a rally. We’re setting off from … Read more
Visualisations based on NASA’s atmospheric models of greenhouse gas emissions and distribution clearly show that the climate crisis is a climate justice issue. CO₂ is primarily emitted by wealthy countries in the Northern Hemisphere and then spreads to the rest of the globe. It is countries that contribute least to rising CO₂ levels that suffer … Read more
Rising temperatures caused by climate change are causing ice caps and glaciers to melt faster. The meltwater released causes sea levels to rise, posing a threat to low-lying coastal areas such as the Netherlands. Ice caps and glaciers that flow into the sea melt faster because the seawater is also getting warmer. A few interesting … Read more
Are experiments in the stratosphere really set to begin in April!? Newspapers and radio reports are informing us of plans to begin ‘solar radiation management’. This is a method whereby particles are released into the atmosphere to reflect the sun’s rays. According to scientists, there are many serious caveats attached to this. Nevertheless, an Israeli-American, … Read more
Moderate global warming creates a risk of climate impacts that are more severe than the most-likely impacts of high global warming. Summary of a News & Views article in Nature (25 March 2026) by Rachel Warren, discussing a paper by Bevacqua et al. in the same issue. The Paris Agreement targets a rise of less than 2 °C above … Read more
Stop Big Agro, part of XR Agriculture, is organising a protest against Yara’s fertiliser productionProvincial Government Building, Abdijplein, Middelburg, 27 March 2026 – 12:00 The action group Stop Big Agro, part of XR Agriculture, will hold a demonstration together with ASEED on Friday 27 March from 12:30 pm on Abdijplein in front of the Provincial … Read more