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Who are we?
Scientist Rebellion is an international movement of scientists and academics who are deeply concerned about the climate and ecological crisis and who believe that civil disobedience by scientists can help to push for urgent climate action. Read more here.
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Knowledge centre
In the Knowledge Centre we regularly publish articles and blogs by scientists affiliated with SR. These articles and blogs shed light on the climate crisis from the perspective of various disciplines. You can subscribe to receive regular updates. The form can be found here.
Make the super-rich pay
The myth of the ‘self-made millionaire’ conceals a system of privilege and exploitation Eva de Bock & Anna Sach Welcome to the community of greatness. Be here & be great. At...
Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas. #1
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...
Why I’m active: Marit Bogert
I am taking action to express my growing sense of fear about what climate change will bring us in the future and the feeling of sadness and mourning that I...
The Minnesota Crisis and Community Resilience
Despite the federal government’s strong violent response, citizens of Minneapolis are organising non-violent resistance and support groups. They are following ICE agents, who are heavily armed and attempting to arrest...
How Shell became deeply entrenched in academia
Shell’s influence on the energy transition also extends to the lecture hall. The oil giant is helping to shape the language, tone and direction of the energy transition. This is...
Gender equality is essential for climate justice
Eva de Bock No country in the world has yet achieved full gender equality.1 Globally, women earn less than men, are less likely to be in paid employment and have...
Solar radiation management to begin in April
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...
The Luchtfietsers
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...
Global warming is accelerating
A new study shows with 98% certainty that the rate of global warming is increasing. The 1.5 °C warming threshold could be reached in the coming years, in violation of...
Campaign for a Plant Based University
The Radboud S4F/SR group joined forces again with the Vegan Student Association today on Earth Day. We handed out bags of free potatoes to students and staff. The potatoes were...
What suffering will humanity prevent during COP30?
This is republished from the site Covering Climate Now. “Suffering increases with each tenth of a degree of warming.” So says renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, speaking yesterday in an expert...
Effective climate communication is all about the source, emotion, and perspective for action.
“Good” climate communication is often thought to consist of accurate facts: whether climate change exists (yes) and whether humans play a major role in it (absolutely). The counterpart is climate...
Past the tipping point for coral reefs
Coral reefs act as climate sensors: since the first bleaching was observed in the 1980s, they have consistently shown the impact of warming and acidification. Overfishing, nutrient pollution and disease...
The tiger mosquito is on the rise
Chikungunya is an infectious disease that causes, among other things, severe and prolonged joint inflammation. For a long time, we considered chikungunya, malaria, dengue and Zika to be (sub)tropical diseases...
Why I’m active: Sergej van Middendorp
As a scientist, I have learned how to evaluate knowledge, view it critically and transform it into new knowledge. And as a practitioner, I have learned how to apply knowledge....
May 14. Launch SR-XR Museum tour
SR is working together with XR Arnhem in the Museum collaboration group. Our aim is to reach and mobilise a large group of people for climate action. The premise is that...
Miracle Cure: Carbon removal and storage
Technology that removes carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is seen by the Dutch government, among others, as a promising way to become climate neutral.1It would also...
Why I’m active: Erik Meesters
Why I take action as a scientist. Do I take action? I didn’t know that. Apparently, you take action when you express your opinion. Why do I always have to...
Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels
There is some good news: Last month, the First Conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels was held, in Santa Marta, Columbia, from 24 to 29 April. 1 This conference...
The political quest for desirable science
Sometimes the fact that science is (also) political is quite obvious. For instance, the European Commission wants to incorporate research and innovation into its geopolitical mission as a ‘critical asset’...
Why I’m active: Rosa Groen
As a scientist, it is important to me to make an impact with my research. We always conduct research in collaboration with students, organisations, governments and companies. This helps all...
Nuclear energy? No, thanks!
Like previous coalitions, the Jetten cabinet wants to focus on nuclear energy, but this is controversial and unsustainable. Uranium is finite, and expensive power stations require state guarantees. They have...
Europe’s groundwater is declining – but blaming climate change alone doesn’t do justice to the complexity of the problem
Europe’s water reserves are under pressure. Satellite data show clear declines in water storage across large parts of southern and central Europe over the past two decades, while wetter trends...
Extreme urgency
There is little time left to prevent global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions from exceeding 1.5 °C (compared to the pre-industrial period). In other words, the amount of greenhouse...
Recent actions
These are some of the latest actions SR (co-)organised. For earlier actions and events see Past actions and events.