BREAKING - x scientists from @ScientistRebellion disrupted the #GeoBerlin2023, a geoscience conference heavily sponsored by the fossil fuel industry. (1/11)
The scientists pasted scientific papers on the walls of the Henry Ford Building of the #FUBerlin to denounce the ties between research and fossil fuel corporates, who drive us to disaster. (2/11)
The scientific community must take a clear stance on these ties. Science isnât neutral - we canât have climate change on the program but receive money from @wintershalldea and RWE
"While the climate crisis is escalating, Wintershall & RWE are using scientific conferences for greenwashing and recruiting new staff. We need to realize that their profits are all our losses." says Dr. Lorenzo Perrone, astrophysicist.
The action happened during a Wintershall event on CO2-Injection. The total global capacity of carbon capture facilities is currently half of the 80 Mt of CO2 that Wintershall emits annually.
In the best case scenario, only in 2026 the global capacity will compensate for the combined emissions of RWE and Wintershall, and that leaves aside all other global CO2 emissions.
There is no chance of getting to the amount of capture required in the Net Zero scenario. We need decarbonization and focus on human and environmental well-being. We cannot carbon capture our way out of the crisis: we need a system change!
Wintershall is planning consistent expansion, especially in GS countries. In Tierra del Fuego, their plant is expected to deliver significant volumes of natural gas for more than 15 years, starting 2025. Is this a decarbonization strategy?
In January RWE destroyed the town of LĂŒtzerath to expand a coalmine. #TheScienceIsClear: Wintershall and RWE plans to continue extraction and explorations are incompatible with the safe boundaries of Earth's climate. @LuetziBleibt
Having sessions on the climate crisis and receiving money from Wintershall and RWE are incompatible. Scientists have to recognize their privilege and refuse any support for events that stand side by side with fossil fuel companies.
The fossil fuel industry has delayed energy transition through lobbying and disinformation campaigns. Their business model is pushing our planet beyond the edge of what is safe. We have the responsibility of calling out their crimes!