News
Here's a selection of the latest content on the Scientists for Global Responsibility website.
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Resources
Prof Bill McGuire, University College London, summarises the disturbing evidence on tipping points in the climate system.
7 December 2023
Alasdair Beal argues for broader and stronger action in the transport sector to tackle climate change and air pollution.
22 November 2023
Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, summarises the ways in which militaries and nuclear weapons can contribute to catastrophic climate change.
17 November 2023
Dr Philip Webber, SGR, debunks many of the myths used to justify the continued development and deployment of nuclear weapons, both in the UK and globally.
9 November 2023
In light of plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria, Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, discusses alternatives to the coal industry, especially options for decarbonisation of the steel sector and local green jobs.
26 October 2023
Dr Stuart Parkinson and Dr Emily Heath, SGR, outline the role of behaviour change in tackling climate change – including SGR’s 10 'Fair Lifestyle Targets' for 1.5°C-compatible living.
25 October 2023
Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, examines the latest data on the carbon emissions of the UK military - and reveals new insights on military claims that they are 'greening' their activities.
29 September 2023
Academic publisher’s response to SGR/UCS petition on climate pledges falls short.
19 September 2023
Andrew Simms, SGR, assesses the research so far on behavioural change during the COVID-19 pandemic, and considers the implications for tackling the climate and nature emergencies.
12 September 2023
Airlines have missed 98% of their previous environmental targets yet they keep urging more people to fly. Andrew Simms, SGR, discusses the industry's contradictions and how these can can be tackled.
16 August 2023
Dr Philip Webber, SGR, summarises the key scientific and technological information on the current threat from nuclear weapons.
20 July 2023 (updated)
Prof Kevin Anderson, Manchester University, summarises the action necessary if governments and societies were really committed to keeping global temperature change close to 1.5°C - and how there would be wider benefits too.
19 March 2023
Events
SGR's Dr Stuart Parkinson and Dr Philip Webber gave presentations on military carbon emissions and the nuclear weapons threat at this event in Glasgow, UK.
Presentations now available to watch/download.
SGR online conference and AGM
From the war in Ukraine to the climate emergency, from economic crises to disruptive technologies, the world is confronted by what many are calling the 'polycrisis'. This event offered analysis of false solutions and where we should really look for hope.
Videos of main presentations now available.
Publications
This short technical paper critically examines the progress that the Ministry of Defence has made in meeting carbon targets at its UK military bases. It concludes that the 2025 targets are very weak, and emission reductions to date are mainly due to non-military action.
May 2023
SGR's annual journal. Features cover: what would serious climate action look like?; nuclear power problems; human & environmental costs of the Ukraine war; carbon offsets; global military carbon emissions; and much more!
The journal comes with membership of SGR and keeps you up-to-date with our activities.
May 2023
Projects
Find out how to make your lifestyle compatible with the 1.5°C climate goal enshrined in the Paris Agreement with our 10 evidence-backed targets.
To read the full text of 'A science oath for the climate', see the list of signatories, and/or to add your own name, please read on....