Scientists for Future (S4F) is an international environmental initiative founded by a group of scientists in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in support of the student movement Fridays for Future (FFF).[1][2][3][4]
In March 2019 the initiative issued a statement titled Statement of scientists and scholars concerning the protests for more climate protection.[5][6][7][8][9][10] The statement was signed by 26,800 German-language scientists and scholars from Switzerland, Austria and Germany.[6][11][12] The statement took place under the banner Die Anliegen der demonstrierenden jungen Menschen sind berechtigt (The concerns of the demonstrating young people are justified).[4][13]
History
The foundation of Scientists for Future has its genesis in the initiative taken by Gregor Hagedorn.[14][13] In April 2019, a lead by Gregor Hagedorn appeared in the journal Science, in which the authors of Scientists for Future called on the research community to support the youth protest movement.[15] In June 2019, this statement, along with an analysis of the results and plausible effects of the declaration, was published as a bilingual article (English and German) in the journal GAIA. There were similar initiatives taken by Dutch and Belgian scientists.[16] In October 2019 Gregor Hagedorn and Scientists for Future were awarded the Award from Federal Association for Sustainability.[17]
Connect scientists and people around the world and facilitate mutual support and participation
24 important facts
The scientists list 24 established scientific facts on climate change, verified by reference to robust scientific literature.[18] These include facts on:
the mean temperature rise,[19][20][21][22] and global temperatures in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018[23]
A ~100-paged study by the group published in October 2021 concluded that nuclear fission energy cannot meaningfully contribute to climate change mitigation as it is "too dangerous, too expensive, and too sluggishly deployable" as well as "an obstacle to achieving the social-ecological transformation".[29][30][31][32]
↑Schneider, Christoph (2019-09-10). Schirmer, Sophia (ed.). "Scientists for Future: "Es macht mich traurig, wie dumm wir sind" - Christoph Schneider erforscht seit 25 Jahren, wie sich das Klima der Erde ändert. Lange hat niemand zugehört. Jetzt wird er selbst zum Aktivisten, ein bisschen zumindest". ZEIT Campus ONLINE. Professor (in German). Zeit Online. Archived from the original on 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
↑Ronzheimer, Manfred (2019-08-17). "Fridays und Scientists for Future - Völlig neue Dialogerfahrung - Unter Wissenschaftlern trifft der Klimaprotest von Fridays for Future auf offene Ohren. Viele Forscher sind froh über eine so breite Unterstützung". Die Tageszeitung (taz) (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
↑"Scientist for Future in der Region: Schwieriger Weg zum freiwilligen Verzicht". Aachener Zeitung (AZ) (in German). Zeitungsverlag Aachen GmbH. 2019-09-15. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
↑"Statement of scientists and scholars concerning the protests for more climate protection - The concerns of the young protesters are justified". Scientists for Future. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
↑Nehls, Anja (2019-03-12). "Scientists4Future - Wissenschaftler unterstützen Schülerdemos für den Klimaschutz" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Archived from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
↑Rahmstorf, Stefan (2019-03-15) [2019-03-12]. "12 000 Wissenschaftler stellen sich hinter die streikenden Schüler". Klimalounge (in German). Retrieved 2019-03-16. Update 15.3.: wir haben noch bis gestern Abend weiter gesammelt – ein paar Tage mehr und jetzt haben schon mehr als 23 000 Forscher unterschrieben!{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑Hagedorn, Gregor; Göpel, Maja; Quaschning, Volker; Wiltshire, Karen Helen (2019-03-12). "Pressemitteilung für Deutschland der Initiative Scientists for Future"(PDF) (in German). Berlin, Germany. Retrieved 2019-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑dpa (2019-03-15). "Schüler in über 100 Staaten demonstrieren für mehr Klimaschutz". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) (in German). Retrieved 2019-03-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑Schröder, Felix (2019-03-13). ""Scientists for Future": Verbündete Forscher". Die Zeit (in German). Vol.2019, no.12. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
↑Jähnert, Christopher (2019-03-14). "Scientists for Future: "Die junge Generation hat Recht"". www.tagesschau.de (in German). Die Tagesschau. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
12"Anliegen der jungen Klimastreik-Demonstrierenden sind berechtigt und gut begründet". scnat.ch (in German). 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
↑Freybott, Jan Christoph (2019-03-05). "Neue Verbündete für "Fridays for Future": ForscherInnen zeigen sich solidarisch". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN0931-9085. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
↑Hagedorn, Gregor; Kalmus, Peter; Mann, Michael; Vicca, Sara; Berge, Joke Van den; Ypersele, Jean-Pascal van; Bourg, Dominique; Rotmans, Jan; Kaaronen, Roope; Rahmstorf, Stefan; Kromp-Kolb, Helga (2019-04-12). "Concerns of young protesters are justified". Science. 364 (6436): 139–140. Bibcode:2019Sci...364..139H. doi:10.1126/science.aax3807. ISSN0036-8075. PMID30975882.
↑Brech, Sarah Maria (2019-03-12). "Klimastreiks: Wissenschaftler unterstützen Schülerproteste". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
↑"Sieben Preisträger mit dem Bundespreis Nachhaltigkeit 2019 ausgezeichnet"(PDF).
123Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 2013. Climate change 2013: The physical science basis. Contribution of working group I to the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
12Climate change 2014: Synthesis report. Contribution of working groups I, II and III to the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental. Panel on Climate Change. Geneva: IPCC(PDF). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 2014. Archived(PDF) from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
12"Global warming of 1.5 °C. Special report" (correcteded.). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
↑"Annual mean land-ocean temperature index in 0.01 degrees Celsius selected zonal means". National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
↑"2018 fourth warmest year in continued warming trend, according to NASA, NOAA". Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
↑Wuebbles, Donald James; Fahey, David W.; Hibbard, Kathy A.; Dokken, David Jon; Stewart, Brooke C.; Maycock, Thomas K., eds. (2017). Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment(PDF). Vol.I. Washington, DC, USA: U.S. Global Change Research Program. doi:10.7930/J0J964J6. NCA4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-04-02. (470 pages)
↑National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Ed.). 2016. Attribution of extreme weather events in the context of climate change. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.
↑Watts, Nick; Adger, William Neil; Agnolucci, Paolo; Blackstock, Jason; Byass, Peter; Cai, Wenjia; Chaytor, Sarah; Colbourn, Tim; Collins, Mat; Cooper, Adam; Cox, Peter M.; Depledge, Joanna; Drummond, Paul; Ekins, Paul; Galaz, Victor[at Wikidata]; Grace, Delia; Graham, Hilary Mavis; Grubb, Michael; Haines, Andrew Paul "Andy"; Hamilton, Ian; Hunter, Alasdair; Jiang, Xujia; Li, Moxuan; Kelman, Ilan; Liang, Lu; Lott, Melissa; Lowe, Robert; Luo, Yong; Mace, Georgina Mary; Maslin, Mark; Nilsson, Maria; Oreszczyn, Tadj; Pye, Steve; Quinn, Tara; Svensdotter, My; Venevsky, Sergey; Warner, Koko; Xu, Bing; Yang, Jun; Yin, Yongyuan; Yu, Chaoqing; Zhang, Qiang; Gong, Peng; Montgomery, Hugh Edward; Costello, Anthony (2015-11-07) [2015-06-25]. "Health and climate change: policy responses to protect public health". The Lancet. 386 (10006): 1861–1914. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60854-6. hdl:10871/17695. PMID26111439. S2CID205979317. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
↑"Faktencheck: Ist Atomenergie klimafreundlich? | DW | 11.11.2021". Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
↑Kiel, Viola (2021-10-29). "SPIEGEL-Klimabericht: Kernkraft ist keine Lösung in der Klimakrise, warnen Wissenschaftler". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
↑"Warum Atomkraft nicht im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel hilft". MDR.DE (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
↑Wealer, Ben; Breyer, Christian; Hennicke, Peter; Hirsch, Helmut; von Hirschhausen, Christian; Klafka, Peter; Kromp-Kolb, Helga; Präger, Fabian; Steigerwald, Björn; Traber, Thure; Baumann, Franz; Herold, Anke; Kemfert, Claudia; Kromp, Wolfgang; Liebert, Wolfgang; Müschen, Klaus (2021-10-16). "Kernenergie und Klima". Diskussionsbeiträge der Scientists for Future: 1–98. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5573718.
↑"Lieferkettengesetz mit brüchigen Kettengliedern". S4F Deutschland (in German). 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
↑"Statement of the Scientists for Future on the current draft for a European climate regulation". S4F De Wissen (in German). 2020-03-04. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
↑Schäfer, Martina (2020-12-08). "The EU's Common Agriculture Policy and Sustainable Farming: A statement by scientists". doi:10.5281/zenodo.4311170.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"Excerpt from a statement signed by more than 700 initial signatories and by 2019-03-14 by more than 18000 German, Austrian and Swiss scientists"(PDF). www.scientists4future.org (Flyer). Archived(PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
David Fopp / Isabelle Axelsson / Loukina Tille: Gemeinsam für die Zukunft – Fridays For Future und Scientists For Future. Vom Stockholmer Schulstreik zur weltweiten Klimabewegung. Bielefeld 2021, transcript Verlag, ISBN978-3-8376-5555-1
