The concerns of the young protesters are justified: A statement by Scientists for Future concerning the protests for more climate protection
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In March 2019, German-speaking scientists and scholars calling themselves Scientists for Future , published a statement in support of the youth protesters in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (Fridays for Future, Klimastreik/Climate Strike) , verifying the scientific evidence that the youth protestors refer to. In this article, they provide the full text of the statement, including the list of supporting facts (in both English and German) as well as an analysis of the results and impacts of the statement. Furthermore, they reflect on the challenges for scientists and scholars who feel a dual responsibility: on the one hand, to remain independent and politically neutral, and, on the other hand, to inform and warn societies of the dangers that lie ahead.
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Scientists all around the world have confirmed that the claims and concerns of the global youth are more than justified, and a massive and radical response is required to avoid a collapse of civilization.
“Scientists all around the world have confirmed that the claims and concerns of the global youth are more than justified [92,93], and a massive and radical response is required to avoid a collapse of civilization.”
From Global Transportation Demand Development with Impacts on the Energy Demand and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in a Climate-Constrained World (2019) · cites this paper as [93]
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- Authors
- Hagedorn, G., Loew, T., Seneviratne, S. I., Lucht, W., Beck, M.-L., Hesse, J., Knutti, R., Quaschning, V., Schleimer, J.-H., Mattauch, L., Breyer, C., Hübener, H., Kirchengast, G., Chodura, A., Clausen, J., Creutzig, F., Darbi, M., Daub, C.-H., Ekardt, F., Göpel, M., Judith N., H., Hertin, J., Hickler, T., Köhncke, A., Köster, S., Krohmer, J., Kromp-Kolb, H., Leinfelder, R., Mederake, L., Neuhaus, M., Rahmstorf, S., Schmidt, C., Schneider, C., Schneider, G., Seppelt, R., Spindler, U., Springmann, M., Staab, K., Stocker, T. F., Steininger, K., Hirschhausen, E. V., Winter, S., Wittau, M., & Zens, J.
- Affiliations
- Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Sustainability, Berlin, Germany
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (DE)
- German Wind Energy Association (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- HTW Berlin - University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (FI)
- Wiesbaden, Germany
- University of Graz (AT)
- Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (DE)
- Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (DE)
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (DE)
- FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (CH)
- University of Rostock (DE)
- German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), Berlin, Germany
- Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Sachverständigenrat für Umweltfragen (DE)
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- WWF Germany
- Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin (DE)
- Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research (DE)
- BOKU University (AT)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Ecologic Institute (DE)
- Fridays for Future, Leipzig, Deutschland
- Association for Vocational Training Research, Berlin, Germany
- HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (CH)
- Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Doctors For Future Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit, Berlin, Germany
- WWF Germany (DE)
- German Federal Association for Sustainability, Berlin, Germany
- GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Hagedorn, Gregor
- ORCID
- Hagedorn, Gregor
- Loew, Thomas
- Seneviratne, Sonia I.
- Lucht, Wolfgang
- Hesse, Janina
- Knutti, Reto
- Quaschning, Volker
- Schleimer, Jan-Hendrik
- Mattauch, Linus
- Breyer, Christian
- Kirchengast, Gottfried
- Clausen, Jens
- Creutzig, Felix
- Darbi, Marianne
- Daub, Claus-Heinrich
- Ekardt, Felix
- Hickler, Thomas
- Köster, Stephan
- Kromp-Kolb, Helga
- Leinfelder, Reinhold
- Mederake, Linda
- Rahmstorf, Stefan
- Schmidt, Christine
- Schneider, Christoph
- Schneider, Gerhard
- Seppelt, Ralf
- Spindler, Uli
- Springmann, Marco
- Stocker, Thomas F.
- Steininger, Karl
- Wittau, Martin
- Zens, Josef
- Venue
- GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
- Publisher
- Oekom Publishers GmbH
- Published
- 2019-01-01
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 79-87
- ISSN
- 0940-5550 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2952712258
- Cited by
- 81
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 7
- FWCI
- 31.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- ArODES (HES-SO (https://www.hes-so.ch/)) (submittedVersion)
- Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- ETH Zürich Research Collection (cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
- Keywords
- Fridays for Future, climate strikes, climate protection, scientific statements, scientific evidence, research autonomy, public engagement with science
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