Charlie says it's important that scientists are starting to express how they feel about these things. We've been very dispassionate a long time, and actually that's been a problem when it comes to effectively communicating the crisis we're in. History shows that the most effective way to catalyze change is civil disobedience. Of course, it does cause trouble for some people, and we're very er apologetic for that.
Last week’s IPCC report gives 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 and protecting our planet from the most serious impacts of climate change. As the window closes, some scientists feel like writing reports and publishing papers is no longer enough, and researchers around the world are leaving their desks and labs to take action on the streets. 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 independent journalism at
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