30 years of SGR

The document outlines the 30-year history of Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR), detailing its evolution from a merger of peace-oriented scientific groups in 1992 to its current role as an advocate for ethical science. Key activities include organizing the 'Climate Train to Kyoto' in 1997, publishing reports on the environmental impacts of the UK military and the risks of AI, and developing science education resources for schools. SGR has also contributed research to the campaign for the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and conducted critical assessments of the UK fracking industry.

• SGR has produced several reports investigating the intersection of military activity and environmental or ethical concerns, including a 2013 briefing on the possibility of a 'nuclear winter' caused by UK nuclear weapons, a 2014 report on the UK's military R&D programmes, and a 2020 report on the carbon emissions and environmental impacts of the UK military.
• The organization has engaged in climate-specific activism and analysis, such as organizing a group of scientists and activists to travel by low-carbon transport from Europe to Japan for COP3 in 1997-1998, publishing a critical assessment of the UK fracking industry in 2014, and participating in the Alternative Climate Summit at COP21 in Paris (2015) and COP26 in Glasgow (2021).
• SGR's research has contributed to international policy, specifically through its work used by ICAN to support the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was formally agreed in 2017.
• The organization has developed educational and professional resources, including a series of 10 ethical careers briefings distributed between 2001 and 2006, the 'One Planet One Life' school workshops (2018–21) reaching over 1,300 children, and the 2021 launch of the Globally Responsible Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (GRC-STEM) web resource.

APA

Parkinson, S. (2022). 30 years of SGR. Scientists for Global Responsibility. https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-06/30y-of-SGR_RS4.pdf

Chicago

Parkinson, Stuart. 30 years of SGR. Scientists for Global Responsibility, 2022. https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-06/30y-of-SGR_RS4.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{parkinson2022years, author = {Parkinson, Stuart}, title = {{30 years of SGR}}, institution = {Scientists for Global Responsibility}, year = {2022}, url = {https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-06/30y-of-SGR_RS4.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }