Extinction Rebellion scientists: why we glued ourselves to a government department

By Charlie Gardner, Associate Senior Lecturer, Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent
Emily Cox, Research Associate, Environmental Policy, Cardiff University
Stuart Capstick, Senior Research Fellow in Psychology, Cardiff University

One recent Wednesday, while most scientists around the world were carrying out their research, we stepped away from our day jobs to engage in a more direct form of communication.

Along with more than 20 others from Scientists for Extinction Rebellion and assisted in our efforts by Doctors for Extinction Rebellion, we pasted scientific papers to the UK government’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). A group…

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