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There is not one COP26. There are a million.
This is what I discovered last week, when I had the chance to visit COP’s restricted Blue Zone. This is where delegates and observers meet and different countries have their own pavilions. Although I have not visited the negotiations directly, for which I would have (in most cases) needed a different badge, I did get a sense…
Upcoming Symposium on ‘Academic Engagement with Energy Industries’
On September 21st, a hybrid symposium organised by the Utrecht Young Academy and Scientists4Future NL will address ethical and operational questions regarding academic engagement with energy industries with perspectives from experts who have studied this topic. Click the link below to learn more.
PERSBERICHT Brandbrief Scientists4Future aan toekomstige regering
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…