Science oath for the climate FAQs

The 'Science oath for the climate' is an initiative for scientists, engineers, and academics globally to commit to personal carbon footprint reduction and honest communication regarding the scale of action needed to meet Paris Agreement targets. The oath aims to eliminate the distinction between individual and systemic change, urging signatories to avoid self-censoring scientific evidence for political or economic reasons and to lobby professional institutions to sever ties with fossil fuel interests.

• The climate oath is designed to address the gap between the professional words of scientists and their personal behaviours, noting that some leaders in the field maintain high-carbon lifestyles due to international academic conferences.
• The oath encourages scientists to stop 'second-guessing' the science, meaning they should not compromise their descriptions of the necessary scale and timeframe of action to meet Paris Climate targets due to concerns over economic or political pragmatism.
• The initiative seeks to leverage the influence of professional associations to shift research agendas and standard-setting, specifically urging scientists to lobby these institutions to align with 1.5 degree pathways and terminate links to fossil fuel companies.
• The oath is open to a broad range of participants regardless of location, including students pursuing undergraduate-level degrees or higher in climate-related fields, as well as academics from any discipline working in climate-related areas worldwide.

APA

Scientists for Global Responsibility (n.d.). Science oath for the climate FAQs. https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-11/ScienceoathfortheclimateFAQs_0.pdf

Chicago

Scientists for Global Responsibility. Science oath for the climate FAQs. n.d. https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-11/ScienceoathfortheclimateFAQs_0.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{scientistsforglobalresponsibilityndscience, author = {{Scientists for Global Responsibility}}, title = {{Science oath for the climate FAQs}}, institution = {Scientists for Global Responsibility}, url = {https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-11/ScienceoathfortheclimateFAQs_0.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }