Faced with the climate emergency, these “radicalized” scientists who choose civil disobedience

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“Growing stronger”

If they are not all willing to go stick their hands on the roads, the scientists also observe the evolution of the practices of the militants, with varying degrees of appreciation. The spectacular action carried out by two environmentalists from the Just Stop Oil movement, who threw tomato soup on The sunflowers by Van Gogh at the National Gallery in London, has contributed to dividing scholars on the effectiveness of such actions. “Activists, like scientists, have a great responsibility in the actions that are carried out and the damage they can do in public opinion, worries researcher François Gemenne, contributor to the IPCC. This can speak to the convinced, but also to distance part of the public from the cause.” The former supporter of Yannick Jadot (EELV) for the presidential election, returned from his political adventure, recognizes the need to engage in public debate, but notes an “increasing divide between researchers and activists ” on how to get the messages across: “Today we have scientists who have left their laboratory to join the ranks of the demonstrators, it is not necessarily a problem but we do not always follow the same method.


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