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Scientists under arrest: the researchers taking action over climate change

Fed up with a lack of political progress in solving the climate problem, some researchers are becoming activists to slow global warming.
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Members of the Scientist Rebellion group march in Brussels to protest against the lack of political action on the climate crisis. Credit: Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty

Climate scientist Peter Kalmus is freaked out. And he thinks everyone should be just as alarmed as he is over the state of the planet.

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Nature 626, 710-712 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00480-3

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  • Correction 29 February 2024: This News feature originally said that Rose Abramoff has given up flying.

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