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THE CANADIAN PRESS: An open letter signed by thousands of scientists from around the world may be the clearest demonstration yet of their near-unanimous agreement over the globe’s emerging climate crisis.
Published Tuesday in the journal BioScience, the letter includes 11,258 signatures from 153 countries – including 409 from Canada. “We declare … clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency,” the letter’s opening statement says.
It’s another example of a growing willingness by scientists to leave their labs in an attempt to persuade the public to take seriously what research is telling them.
“Academic [researchers] have been more involved in visible activism – going to rallies, protesting peacefully,” said Lonnie Aarssen, signatory and long-time biologist at Queen’s University in Kingston. “That’s definitely ramped up, especially in the last year.”
Scientists at the beginning of their careers feel the same, said Alina Fisher, a signatory and University of Victoria PhD student. “People do understand [climate change], but they don’t see how it affects them. It’s important for us as scientists to bridge that gap.” The letter is frank about the consequences.
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