{"id":1509,"date":"2025-10-19T16:27:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/?page_id=1509"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:08:57","slug":"scientist-rebellion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/en\/scientist-rebellion\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">As scientists, we have been <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/bioscience\/article\/71\/9\/894\/6325731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ringing the alarm bell<\/a> about the climate crisis for decades. But governments did not take our warnings seriously, and year after year, <a href=\"https:\/\/sustentio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/CO2-Stripes-1s-1980x1980.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emissions continued to rise<\/a>. While governments are talking about &#8220;keeping 1.5\u00b0C alive&#8221;, they are still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/oct\/06\/fossil-fuel-industry-subsidies-of-11m-dollars-a-minute-imf-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subsidising fossil fuels<\/a> and allowing oil and gas exploration <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xr_cambridge\/status\/1404010271094579203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">around the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"> 1.5\u00b0C, then, is not alive. Instead, we are moving into uncharted and terrifying territory. \u201cAny further delay in concerted action\u201d, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/sixth-assessment-report-working-group-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest IPCC report<\/a> notes, \u201cwill miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.\u201d We urge scientists from all disciplines to join the forefront of the climate movement and demand emergency action. We have no time to lose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scientistrebellion.org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"scientistrebellion.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scientist Rebellion<\/a> is an international movement of scientists and academics who are extremely concerned about the climate and ecological crisis and who believe that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41558-022-01461-y\">civil disobedience by scientists can help<\/a> press for urgent climate action. You can get in touch with us by emailing <strong>scientistrebellion_nl@protonmail.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Getting involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Would you like to know more about Scientist Rebellion and get involved? Check our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/join-us\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1476\">Join us<\/a> page. You can also follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/scientistrebellion.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BlueSky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/scientistrebellionnl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/xrwetenschap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/social.rebellion.global\/@ScientistRebellion_NL\">Mastodon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/scientist-rebellion-netherlands\/\">Linkedin<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"De wetenschap is helder. Dit is een klimaatnoodtoestand. 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While governments are talking about &#8220;keeping 1.5\u00b0C alive&#8221;, they are still subsidising fossil fuels and allowing oil and gas exploration around the world. 1.5\u00b0C, &#8230; <a title=\"Who we are\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/en\/scientist-rebellion\/\" aria-label=\"Lees meer over Who we are\">Lees verder<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1607,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":true,"iawp_total_views":102,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1509","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1509"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1697,"href":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1509\/revisions\/1697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scientistrebellion.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}