Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 3hDo you believe that a more responsible science has a role to play in ensuring peace, social justice, and environmental sustainability? Do you have experience working across areas such as climate change, militarism, and science and technology policy? Apply for our Executive Director role below 👇🧪 021
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026📢 ONE WEEK TO GO! Join scientists, lawyers and journalists taking on 'official disinformation' about the climate, public health, and more... 📆 Wednesday 14th October, 16:00 - 18:00 BST Free tickets below 👇🧪 www.sgr.org.uk/events/offic...sgr.org.ukOfficial DisinformationSGR online conference (4.00 - 6.00 pm) and AGM (6.15 - 7.00 pm) BST This year's theme is: 'Official Disinformation! Can science overcome political spin, silence and corporate greenwash?' Registrati... 042
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The climate crisis, geopolitical shocks, cyber-attacks and energy outages are among the threats to food chain security, according to the open letter, which claims the government is “complacent about food as a national security matter”. www.theguardian.com/business/202... 🧪theguardian.comBritish government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortages 073
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 02/10/2026'Official Disinformation! Can science overcome political spin, silence and corporate greenwash?' Join us on Wednesday 14th October, 16:00 - 18:00 BST for our free annual conference. Full lineup below 👇🧪 www.sgr.org.uk/events/offic... 132
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The assault on science at US universities began long before the Trump administration. It was built on decades of efforts by libertarian donor networks, fossil fuel companies and think tanks to reshape university governance and increase outside influence. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comDecades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study saysFossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue 035
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026📢 We're Hiring: Executive Director 🧪 For over 30 years, SGR has promoted science and technology which contributes to peace, social justice, and environmental sustainability. Can you help us take the next step? Deadline: 5pm GMT on Monday 9th November 2026. www.sgr.org.uk/pages/vacanc... 285
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In an attempt to cover up AI’s outsized environmental impact and justify the ongoing use of fossil fuels, Big Tech and Big Oil are making the case for Carbon Capture and Storage. CCS is an expensive failure. We must see through this self-serving greenwash… www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/09/25/d...foodandwaterwatch.orgData Centers and Carbon Capture: A Dangerous AllianceCarbon capture and storage is an expensive failure. So why is Big Tech teaming up with Big Oil to add it to data center projects? 02714
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026From Yemen to Gaza, successive UK governments have found a way to keep arms sales flowing to Saudi Arabia & Israel - despite overwhelming evidence they were being used to violate International Humanitarian Law. The system is rigged. caat.org.uk/publications...caat.org.ukCAAT - Dead Letter: How the UK government’s arms export policies have eviscerated international humanitarian lawCampaign Against Arms Trade’s new report exposes how the UK arms exports system is fundamentally broken and rigged in favour of pre-determined conclusions. The report focuses on two cases - the Saudi-... 012
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 24/09/2026 📢 Official Disinformation: Can science overcome political spin, silence and corporate greenwash?' 🗓️ 14 Oct 2026, 4–6pm BST (with AGM to follow) Hear from the Union of Concerned Scientists, ClientEarth, DeSmog & SGR. More details to follow… 🧪 www.sgr.org.uk/events/offic... 155
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Last week SGR's Stuart Parkinson joined a brilliant panel at the PSA's event on "the environmental politics of war" in Warwick. Catch up on our presentation here if you missed it: www.sgr.org.uk/resources/mi... 🧪sgr.org.ukMilitary climate strategies: are they effective?Dr Stuart Parkinson summarises SGR's recent research on military climate strategies, including the incomplete reporting of military carbon emissions, the inadequacy of military climate action, and the... 022
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Militaries consume vast amounts of fossil fuels driving climate breakdown. This Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice, we call on governments to divest from war and invest in people and planet. Divest from war - Invest in the just transition! 🧪 climatemilitarism.org/weekofaction/ 081
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The US eliminated measles in 2000. This year the country has already suffered the highest number of deaths from the virus since the 1990s. After a campaign of disinformation from RFK Jr and others a quarter of Americans now have doubts about the vaccine. 🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comRFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreakThe US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the law 254
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Aviation emissions will reach 80% of the UK total by 2050 if Heathrow expansion goes ahead. The CCC says the UK has ‘no credible plan’ to curb emissions from flying. 🧪 www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...carbonbrief.orgCCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ - Carbon BriefAviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). 132
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The space arms race edges closer after the US confirmed launching weapons into orbit. We must strengthen the Outer Space Treaty so that the use of space remains 'for the benefit and in the interests of all countries' and space remains 'the province of all mankind.’ 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWhat weapon could the US have put into space?The announcement by the US points to a developing field of modern warfare in the Earth's orbit. 0103
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Advertising plays a key role in normalising behaviours and patterns of consumption that are bad for both our health and the planet. Great to see Bristol ban advertising of petrol and diesel cars, SUVs, flights, cruise holidays, and - in a UK first - fast fashion! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🧪bbc.co.ukBristol becomes first city to ban fast fashion advertsNew rules prohibits the promotion of flights, cars and travel agents on council-owned billboards. 1104
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"Just as political leaders often aver that wars will be short, effective, decisive, cheap, and controllable [...] they assume that the environmental consequences [...] are trivial externalities, without long-term consequences that can change the planet itself." 🧪 thebulletin.org/2026/08/miss...thebulletin.orgMission impossible? Quantifying military emissionsMilitary and wartime emissions are difficult to track—but too important to ignore. 093
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“Delegating the processing of critical environmental and infrastructural data to these centralised entities is strategically untenable." James Parr argues the true ‘intelligence age’ is yet to be created; it must be decentralised, sovereign, and sustainable.🧪 www.sgr.org.uk/resources/ar...sgr.org.ukAre we in the Intelligence Age?James Parr, founder and CEO of Trillium Technologies, a technology company specialising in the application of AI and cybernetics to challenges, such as climate change, resilience and disaster response... 370
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026On Friday 18th September, the PSA will host a full day workshop on 'The Environmental Politics of War' at the University of Warwick. Join SGR’s Stuart Parkinson and other experts for critical discussions around the environmental politics of war and conflict. 👇🧪 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-enviro...eventbrite.co.ukThe Environmental Politics of WarThis workshop will foster critical discussions around the environmental politics of war and conflict. 031
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 08/09/2026ICYMI: In 2023 the richest 10% of people were responsible for 48% of emissions, while the poorest 50% accounted for only 8%. As Astrid Nilsson Lewis argues in our most recent article, extreme inequality is wrecking the planet. 🔥🌍🧪 www.sgr.org.uk/resources/cl...sgr.org.ukClimate plunder: how a powerful few are locking the world into disasterAstrid Nilsson Lewis, climate inequality policy advisor at Oxfam Sweden and lead author of the report ‘Climate Equality: A planet for the 99%’, spoke at the 2025 Responsible Science conference in Octo... 23126
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Ahead of next weeks’ TUC, the UCU has launched a petition calling for a vision of lasting security built on public investment in health, education, housing, and climate action, over rising military spending. Sign on below 👇 speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/wages-not-we...speakout.web.ucu.org.ukWages not weapons: Peace not warSupport UCU’s call to advance a vision of a lasting security based on decent jobs, quality public services, equality, climate action, democracy and peace. 132
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Climate change keeps disrupting the 2026 sporting calendar, from snowmelt to extreme heat. Now the South Korean FA has said "the K League must transition to the Fall-Spring schedule to protect players from the worsening climate crisis and punishing summer heat" 🧪 www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/...aljazeera.comSouth Korea players want K League season change due to ‘worsening climate’South Korea football players push for a K League season shift as 'punishing heat' hitting summer matches. 181
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Leading climate scientists have written to the Energy Secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, asking her to listen to the science rather than do what feels ‘politically palatable’ when making a decision about the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil fields.👇 billmcguire.substack.com/p/no-more-no...billmcguire.substack.comNO MORE NORTH SEA DRILLINGThe climate doesn’t care about what pleases the fossil fuel industry or is perceived as politically palatable. It cares about the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere 073
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"When we are conspicuously absent from campaigns addressing humanity's most pressing problems, it can imply we do not think transformative action is warranted" As wildfires rage and military spending balloons, scientists cannot afford to sit on the sidelines... 075
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"This is an important moment to be emphasising the need for swift and decisive action, to improve the resilience of our country to extreme weather". With two thirds of England now in drought, will more MPs step forward to demand urgent action from Burnham? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukChris Hinchliff urges PM to prepare for El Nino climate threatMP Chris Hinchliff has written to Andy Burnham asking him to chair the climate security taskforce. 021
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Union bosses are calling on the PM to help bring the war to an end by revoking US permission to use RAF bases for airstrikes. The majority of the British public do not support the use of RAF bases, which risks making us complicit in war crimes. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comBurnham urged to tackle cost of living crisis by pressuring Trump to end Iran warTrade unions say UK prime minister must begin by revoking permission for US to use RAF bases for airstrikes in Gulf 030
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"Drivers who are told about the safety risks posed by SUVs to cyclists and pedestrians are very unlikely to be deterred from buying one." -> This is despite a 44% and 82% increased risk of death depending of whether an adult or child pedestrian is hit. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comSUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study findsExclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced 222
Reposted by Scientists for Global ResponsibilityForcesWatch @forceswatch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Why is the line between children’s entertainment, STEM education and the arms trade becoming increasingly blurred? Defence companies are engaging more with children and young people through arms fairs such as the Farnborough International Airshow. 103
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 03/08/2026📅 18 September 2026: The Environmental Politics of War Join SGR’s Dr Nico Edwards and others in a full day workshop exploring how conflict and militarism are destroying the ecosystems and climate that enable life on earth, and what we can do about it. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-enviro...eventbrite.co.ukThe Environmental Politics of WarThis workshop will foster critical discussions around the environmental politics of war and conflict. 035
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 31/07/2026John Healey has asked for a military officer to accompany him at the Treasury, indicating how much weight he will place on arms investment. Such a move risks weakening oversight of the MoD’s wasteful procurement and pulling funding from where it is needed. www.declassifieduk.org/chancellor_w...declassifieduk.orgChancellor wants military officer with him at TreasuryJohn Healey’s request has sparked fears about the military having too much influence over UK finances 010
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"At this crucial time every scientist needs to examine their conscience, take on board the reality that there will be no research grants on a dead planet – and act accordingly." SGR Patron Bill McGuire on why climate scientists need to speak out 👇🧪 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuireFive years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act, says climate professor Bill McGuire 12817
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 28/07/202635 UK universities have joined the Defence Universities Alliance and will receive funding to “support the UK's future defence capability.” Universities must not become conveyor belts into industries that profit from death and destruction. Sign the petition 👇 peopleandplanet.org/petitions/st...peopleandplanet.orgStop universities from joining the UK war machine | People & PlanetAdd your voice, sign the petition. 013
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Burnham seems to believe that more military spending is the answer, but real security is about a healthy and habitable planet, good jobs up and down the country, and forging new alliances. Great resource addressing some common misconceptions 👇🧪 rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/supporters/t...rethinkingsecurity.org.ukNew Resource: Talking Points on Security Claims and ResponsesIn 2025 the UK government produced its National Security Strategy, titled “Security for the British People in a Dangerous World”, setting the UK on a path to increased militarisation and seeking to… 055
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This Friday at Farnborough Air Show is catered towards young people, showcasing arms and aerospace careers to inspire the “Pioneers of Tomorrow.” Hear from our previous conference speakers on why education and STEM careers should work towards peace, not war: 🧪 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.comMilitary influence on STEM education - YouTubePresentations from an SGR webinar on 'Militarism and the Politics of Education' in May 2026. 020
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The Farnborough Air Show, the second largest trade exhibition for the aerospace and arms industries, is now underway. After more record-breaking temperatures, SGR's Stuart Parkinson argues that climate can no longer be side-lined in security policy. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/07/17/m...rethinkingsecurity.org.ukMilitary Climate Action Swamped by Spending RisesSome militaries have strategies to reduce their carbon emissions – but the latest data shows these are being dwarfed by the effects of spiralling arms spending. Stuart Parkinson investigates. 022
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The Defence Universities Alliance has now published a list of its founding members. 35 universities “translating cutting-edge research into battlefield advantage." Education should benefit society. Instead, resources and labour are being diverted to the war machine. www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukBoost for skills and research as 35 universities across the UK partner in new defence allianceA new Defence Universities Alliance with 35 UK universities will help strengthen defence research, build critical skills and support the UK's future defence capability. 010
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"The problem is that, while FIFA talk green, they increasingly sell football to businesses whose products are inseparable from the climate crisis." As players & fans deal with sweltering heat, our research shows polluting sponsors are overwhelmingly responsible.🧪 www.football365.com/news/world-c...football365.comFIFA still taking oil money amid net zero claims and World Cup heatFIFA are promising net zero while providing the world’s largest oil company with one of football’s biggest advertising platforms. 13120
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 15/07/2026“In the run-up to the vote, the sec. gen. of the archbishops’ council, said [the] motion was inconsistent with the church’s legal obligations and responsibility to ensure “long-term capital growth”” Has the church missed an opportunity to show moral leadership? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comChurch of England votes against plan to rewild 30% of its land by 2030Campaigners criticise C of E for failing to show moral leadership as one of country’s biggest landowners 31411
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 14/07/2026"This ongoing ‘firewave’ is the most widespread that the UK has seen (…) we’ve never seen fires burning right across the country like this." As climate change makes fires more likely, urban areas, homes, and our health are now increasingly under threat... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comUK in ‘firewave’ as extreme heat provides ideal conditions for wildfires, experts warnNational Fire Chiefs Council say emergency services dealing with 19 wildfires across Britain, many near urban areas 04032
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Food price shock could last until 2028, driven by a "super" El Niño, climate change, nature degradation, and the rising costs of energy and fertiliser as a result of war with Iran. We need to overhaul our food system, towards plant-rich and low waste diets. 🧪 www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.com‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts sayWeather cycle threatens harvests worldwide, adding to inflation already fuelled by the Iran war 11213
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 10/07/2026The climate impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been unprecedented: more teams than ever before, games spanning three countries, and a FIFA president determined to reach every single game by private jet. But the biggest impact is not what you think… 🧪 041
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 10/07/2026As SGR Director @nicosananes.bsky.social writes in this new article, there’s nothing ‘green’ about the military green transition. Just the same old war machine, sold as climate action, built on extraction, e-waste, and imperial supply chains... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comThe military green transition: Decarbonisation as warfighting opportunityAmid rising concern for the operational implications of climate change and industrial decarbonisation, European military sectors are preparing for a m… 054
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 09/07/2026100 countries have signed up to the UN Nuclear Weapons Ban (TPNW)! In the words of Tonga's Permanent Representative to the UN, "nuclear disarmament [is] inextricably linked to the well-being of humanity and to the sustainable future to which we collectively aspire.” www.icanw.org/tonga_brings...icanw.orgTonga becomes the 100th country to join the UN Nuclear Ban TreatyThe Kingdom of Tonga has become the 100th country to sign, ratify or accede to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, marking a major milestone for the growing global movement to eliminate ... 031
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Join us TONIGHT (in-person or online) as the NATO Summit kicks off in Ankara for a timely discussion on "the global surge in military spending and military carbon emissions" with SGR's Dr Stuart Parkinson. 🧪 19:00 - 21:00 BST (Aberdeen, in-person or online, Zoom) www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-ca...eventbrite.comClimate Cafe- The Military and Climate ChangeJoin ACA and CND NE in person or online to hear about the environmental cost of building military assets and the to harm done by using them 134
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 07/07/2026“Instead of governing for their communities, they choose the AI narrative.” As the AIforGood Global Summit kicks off, an uncritical push for datacentres risks driving energy demand ever-higher, and our decarbonisation goals further out of reach. 🧪 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comRevealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promiseExclusive: Government and developers privately acknowledged Lanarkshire datacentre site had power provision ‘issue’ 0127
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Militaries are failing on climate action. Our latest report takes an in-depth look at the climate strategies of 26 nations' militaries 🧵👇🧪 www.sgr.org.uk/publications...sgr.org.ukMilitary climate strategies: are they just greenwash?This in-depth report examines the carbon reduction plans for the militaries of 26 nations, mainly from Europe and North America. The findings give much cause for concern. They show that most military ... 1712
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The Nature’s Rights Bill has its 2nd reading in the Lords today. The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries. Our economy, and our survival, depend entirely on nature. SGR joins others in recognising the rights of nature as the foundation of all rights. 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Treo...youtube.comHistoric UK Nature’s Rights Bill Enters Parliament | Law for a Living WorldYouTube video by Nature's Rights 051
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Proud to join @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social and 50+ organisations in calling on the PM to rethink the UK's war-footing approach ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara. Real security means investing in peace, climate action, and diplomacy. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/open-letter-...rethinkingsecurity.org.ukOpen Letter to PM on Military SpendingIn the wake of yesterday’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), more than 50 organisations from across the UK have jointly written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to warn against the government’s incr… 084
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 01/07/2026FIFA President Gianni Infantino has taken 27 flights with a private jet during the group stages alone, burning through the equivalent global average annual emissions of 78 people, and 206x what the 2030 Paris Agreement target allows.🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukWorld Cup 2026: How Fifa president Gianni Infantino is jetting aroundGianni Infantino has clocked up thousands of air miles across North America so far. 282
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Starmer’s DIP announcement reads like a checklist of economic upsides: 60k jobs, a £50bn defence export facility to ‘back British’, a ‘once in a gen. boost’. With funding diverted from vital transport and energy infra, this is the broken window fallacy in action. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...bbc.co.ukKeir Starmer announces extra £15bn for defence - live updatesThe prime minister says the extra funding will "make the British people safer", but it falls short of the £28bn the Ministry of Defence requested. 210
Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Cars are growing bigger each year. If we continue this trend, by 2040: 🅿️ Cities will lose ~8.5-14% of on-street parking spaces. 🪦There will be 2,600 additional road user deaths. 🔋We will need 22.5TWh or 1,500 more onshore wind turbines for charging. www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eve... 🧪transportenvironment.orgEver-bigger? Car size at a crossroadsThe impacts on safety, space and resource use if carspreading continues to go unchecked. 393