Het IPCC heeft in het 2018 rapport ‘Global Warming of 1.5 ºC’ berekend dat het gebruik van olie, gas en steenkool tussen nu en 2030 teruggebracht moet worden met respectievelijk 44%, 39% en 80%[1]. De Nederlandse overheid staat echter garant voor 1,5 miljard euro per jaar aan exportactiviteiten binnen de fossiele brandstof branche. In een brandbrief aan de onderhandelaars roepen de wetenschappers van S4F de toekomstige regering op om met onmiddellijke ingang te stoppen met ekv voor fossiele activiteiten.
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Eco-anxiety: Acceptance is key
Summary by Stefanie Ypma Lytton, Canada, is 7000 km away, yet I feel scared. Valkenburg, the terrace where I’ve had a great meal only a few weeks ago has been swept away. Events that scientists would normally describe with phrases like ‘increased likelihood’ are suddenly reality. Although we might not express it often (enough?), we…
The best of times, the worst of times: bridging the gap in ambition towards a sustainable future
by Stefanie Ypma ‘There is no case in which there is any scenario where we should not do absolutely anything we can, straight away’. This is one of the key messages from the first Future Scientist Webinar organized by Scientists for Future NL organised on May the 6th, 2021. Paul Behrens, an assistant professor at…
PERSBERICHT – Nederlandse universiteiten en hogescholen steunen oproep tot divesteren van pensioengelden ABP
In maart 2021 riepen Scientists4Future NL en alle Young Academies de besturen van universiteiten en hogescholen op om zich uit te spreken over de fossiele beleggingen van pensioenfonds ABP. Op deze brief heeft een meerderheid (> 55 %) van de 47 aangeschreven instellingen inmiddels positief gereageerd (Figuur 1). Dit geeft aan dat er niet alleen…
More than 500 people have shared their views on a fossil free pension with S4F
The ABP pension fund at which all staff of Dutch (applied) universities accrue pension, has over €17 billion worth of investments in the fossil fuel industry. Is this a problem? Should the executive boards of (applied) universities play a role in the fight for a climate-neutral pension? Fill out this 1-minute survey and join over…
PERSBERICHT – Nederlandse wetenschap: “ABP, divesteer uit fossiele industrie”
Alle Young Academies van Nederlandse universiteiten hebben een brief van Scientists For Future ondertekend. In deze brief vragen wetenschappers uit alle onderzoeksdisciplines aan universitaire besturen om druk uit te oefenen op pensioenfonds ABP. De wetenschappers willen dat ABP zo spoedig mogelijk hun investeringsbeleid in fossiele industrie herziet en dit in ieder geval in lijn brengt…
Doubts or questions about climate? Ask the KlimaatHelpdesk!
What’s the deal with the ice caps, CO2 and the energy transition? And are you actually allowed to go on climate strike during school hours? As of today you can ask all your questions on the Dutch-language website KlimaatHelpdesk.org, where a team of over twenty scientists and experts are ready to answer them. The KlimaatHelpdesk…
The concept of climate change commitment and why we need to act so quickly
Author: Riccardo Riva, S4F Delft Commitment is a word that, in everyday use, has a mostly positive connotation. We usually commit to change/help/fight and so on. It implies a (free) will to do something and the fact that the declared action should eventually take place. Well, when talking about climate, commitment is still something we expect to happen,…
10 October: Meet and Greet event + TED Countdown
Get to know Scientists4Future NL, a self-organised, self-initiated alliance of scientists from Dutch universities and research institutes. We’re having a Meet & Greet at 16:00, October 10th, where we will explain who we are, what we do, and how you can get involved. To inspire you further, we are also hosting a TEDx Countdown viewing, where we…
Editorial newsletter September
‘How will this impact our lives? Or our families and loved ones? Or our jobs? What measures do I/we/the government need to take to prevent worse outcomes? Why is nobody worried?’ These questions seem to be on everybody’s mind nowadays, mostly related to the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But if you’re reading this newsletter,…