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ABC News / December 2022: Plans to protect Queensland homes from rising sea levels

The Conversation/ March 2022: Whether people prepare for natural disasters depends on how the message is sent

New York Times / March 2022: These climate scientists and fed up and ready to strike

The Conversation / January 2022: Scientists call for a moratorium on climate change research until governments take real action

Forbes / January 2022: Should climate scientists stop doing research? Three experts say yes 

 

Podcasts, Radio, YouTube

ABC Auswide / December 2022: Protecting Queensland homes from rising sea levels

Everyday Anarchism / May 2022: The tragedy of climate science

Bruce Glavovic, Iain White, and Tim Smith to discuss their recent article The Tragedy of Climate Science. In the article, these scientists point out the obvious: climate scientists keep making increasingly dire predictions, and politicians keep doing nothing. In a recent survey, a majority of climate scientists expect catastrophic global warming to occur despite all their work. So why keep doing it? Maybe it's time for the climate scientists to stop doing science as usual, and start doing scientific activism.

Scientists Warning TV / February 2022: The Climate Scientists Quandary 

In a powerful conversation with Dr. Alison Green, Professors Bruce Glavovic, Iain White and Tim Smith discuss their controversial paper, calling for a moratorium on climate change research (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/. One of their key points is that it is now vital to disrupt 'science as usual', which has not been effective in addressing the climate and ecological emergency. Acknowledging that activism is important, they call for an urgent conversation within the science community to address the question 'what IS the role of scientists in trying to renegotiate the science-society contract?' 34 mins.

 

Conferences

WION Climate Summit / India March 2022: Climate change impacts are getting more severe, says Professor Tim Smith