Nottingham Trent University bioscientist to lead talk at Holy Trinity Community Centre organised by Scientists Extinction Rebellion and Extinction Rebellion Newark and Sherwood
A scientist will lead a talk about climate emergency to prepare the community for ‘The Big One’ call on the government.
The discussion organised by Scientists Extinction Rebellion and Extinction Rebellion Newark and Sherwood will take place at Holy Trinity Community Centre, Boundary Road.
On February 9, at 7pm, scientist and climate activist Alan Health invites the community to express their concerns at Act Together: How we Tackle the Climate Crisis event.
Alan was a climate activist for 20 years with Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth before joining Scientists for Extinction Rebellion.
He has taken part in nonviolent direct action, including a protest inside the House of Commons last September, and pasting posters at Defra in November to highlight biodiversity loss.
Two Newark residents will give short testimonies at the talk.
The Act Together event is a chance to find out more about the campaign to unite climate, nature and community groups and bring 100,000 people outside Parliament in London on April 21, 2023.
The campaign called ‘The Big One’ is calling on the government to stop funding fossil fuels or granting new licences.
The people are appealing to the government to instead hold citizens assemblies, where ordinary people can meet to discuss a fair transition to green energy.
Alan, a bioscientist at Nottingham University researching liver and cardiovascular health, said: “This is, ‘The Big One.' We need as many people involved in the campaign as possible.
“Greenhouse gas emissions need to come down rapidly by 2020 and be on target to reach net zero by 2050 in order for us to have a 66% chance of staying under 1.5 degrees C of warming.
“This was the limit set at the COP21 climate summit in Paris. Most scientists now feel that staying below 1.5 degrees C is not possible.
“But we must do all we can to avoid going too much over.
“The government’s former chief scientific adviser Sir David King has warned that what we do in the next few years will profoundly influence the future of humanity.”
He added: “We’re being told by climate scientists that there’s a small window of opportunity that we must grasp and now is it.
“A lot of people are not in a position to get arrested - so this peaceful protest is for everyone. I’d encourage people to come along and find out more.”
