From the archive: Why are climate and conservation scientists taking to the streets?

In early April this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change released a new report giving the world just 30 months to get
greenhouse gas emissions falling. Beyond that, we’ll have missed
our chance of limiting global heating to 1.5C. As this summer of
heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods prove, going much above
1.5C will have truly devastating consequences for us and the
planet. With the window of opportunity rapidly closing, some
scientists feel like writing reports and publishing papers is no
longer enough, and are leaving their desks and labs to take action
on the streets. In this episode recorded back in April, Madeleine
Finlay meets scientists protesting at Shell HQ in London and speaks
to the conservationist Dr Charlie Gardner about civil disobedience
– and why he thinks it’s the only option left. Help support our
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