UK membership organisation researching and campaigning on climate change and sustainability, military emissions, nuclear disarmament, AI and robotics, and more.
https://www.sgr.org.uk/
Scientists for Global Responsibility
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"The Global Justice Report finds that a habitable, equal 21st century is materially possible. [...] What stands in the way is not technical impossibility but political choice and the hard but crucial work of building a coalition behind it." 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This World Environment Day’s theme is “Climate Action”
We systems change, but we also need collective and individual action.
Take 10 key actions to shrink your carbon footprint and help us avoid the most dangerous and irreversible effects of climate change. 👇🧪
www.sgr.org.uk/projects/liv...
Universities are playing a government and public-funded role in de-risking military R&D while engineering graduates working on renewables are funnelled into the arms industry.
As Khem Rogaly argues, our education system and economy are being quietly militarised. 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOup...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will go down in history as the tournament with the highest climate impact – and the one the most impacted by climate change.
Great to see so much coverage of this critical research! 🧪
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
The 2026 World Cup will be "simply the greatest event that humanity, that mankind, has ever seen", according to FIFA president Gianni Infantino
It will also be the most “climate-damaging ever” while extreme heat poses serious health risks to players and fans. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Read our report for the full breakdown of the climate impact of the 2026 World Cup:
www.sgr.org.uk/publications...
“It seems to really mark the end of a federal commitment to basic scientific research…”
Later this month, the Trump administration will begin dismantling a deep-sea observation system that has provided 10+ years of data on ocean systems and climate change. 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The UK’s DIP was delayed after a £28bn miscalculation by the MoD (a figure once promised for green investments which would = lower bills and secure jobs).
Now extra cash for weapons will come from capital spending on energy, transport, health, and education. 🧪
www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
“Our job is to ask questions that are critical of the operation of power.”
Prof. Anna Stavrianakis argues that universities are not neutral about war or militarism and that students and academics have a duty to challenge them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF2-...
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Global military spending hit $2.9 trillion in 2026. As industry profits surge, universities are being drawn deeper into the military-industrial complex, trading ethical oversight for funding.
Rewatch Sam Perlo-Freeman's (CAAT) presentation from our latest workshop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk_H...
Scientists for Global Responsibility
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The FIFA 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada has highest climate emissions ever. Here's why - and positive examples on how football and soccer can be greener.
Whatever one's perspective, it seems certain that away from the on-field spectacle, this super-sized World Cup could be among the most contentious ever.
This report analyses the growth in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by the expansion of the men's football World Cup Finals from 2026 onwards, induced emissions from related high-carbon sponsorsh...
