Marta, History and Arts, "We are on the edge of ecological collapse, we cannot continue with our life as if nothing happened. It is our moral duty to rebel. Join us."
Agisilaos Koulouris, Human Physiology and Chemistry, "I am doing this because I am scared, but also because of love. Love for the people around me, and for the world that we can create. We need to act now."
Lorenzo Masini, Plant Biotechnologies, "I am a life scientist, I love nature, and I love life. I invite you all to act together, because this is our planet, and these are our lives."
Angelo Aiello, Environmental Sciences, "The scientific community and the UN are clear. Still our corrupt governments won't take action on the climate crisis. That's why we need to escalate."
After a protest in the luxury car showroom of BMW's headquarters in Munich, 15 members of Scientist Rebellion have been taken into preventive custody.
To show them support and solidarity during their imprisonment, we are collecting letters to send to them in prison.
It can be incredibly good to sit in a cell for a long time and then hear something from outside.
If it's words of support, affection and encouragement, it's all the better. 🫶
13 of them will be held until Fri, Nov. 4th , two others will remain in custody until Tue 1st & Wed 2nd of November.
Another scientist, who has been held in custody since October 28th after participating in a road blockade with us, will remain in prison until Nov. 1st .
The colonial setup of the IMF and World Bank places immense power at the hands of the G7.
Voting shares are based on economic power – richer countries get more votes and poorer countries’ voices are sidelined. (1/4) #uniteagainstclimatefailure
In the IMF, a British person’s vote is worth 41 times more than a Bangladeshi’s vote and 23 times more than a Nigerian’s vote. Both are former British colonies. (2/4)
Despite constituting 85% of the world’s population, middle- and low-income countries have only ~40% of the vote. Even if the entirety of the global South united against an IMF and World Bank policy, they wouldn’t be able to stop it. (3/4)
High-interest repayments on conditional loans from the World Bank, the IMF, and international lenders prevents Global South countries from pursuing a just transition & adapting to global heating. (1/4) #UniteAgainstClimateFailure
Debt suffocates Global South’s ability to take climate action.
Africa has 40% of the world’s potential for renewable energy but only 2% of its investment.
In 2020 alone, global South countries spent $372 billion servicing debt. (2/4)
Debt forces countries further into debt by climate disasters they did not cause.
Cyclones forced Mozambique to take on a $118 million IMF loan in 2019.
More than 2/3 of the climate finance delivered to the most impacted countries are loans, driving them deeper into debt. (3/4)
Together with @DebtforClimate, we demand that the richest countries of the Global North begin to pay their climate debt.
The unconditional cancellation of all illegitimate global South debt is part of repairing hundreds of years of injustices. (1/5) #UniteAgainstClimateFailure
The G7 is disproportionately responsible for #ClimateBreakdown, amounting to a climate debt immeasurably greater than the financial debt ‘owed’ by low-emitting countries in the Global South. (2/5)
Those hit hardest by the climate impacts of water scarcity, food insecurity, drought, flooding, pollution, extreme storms, and displacement are in the Global South.
Last year the 10 worst climate disasters alone saw $170 billion in damages in the Global South (3/5)
If you want to get active but don't know where to start: #UniteAgainstClimateFailure is ready to share your voice – alongside members of the German public – with over 150 of the most trusted and influential climate experts and public figures in Germany.