Thank you so much to everyone who supported SGR over the last year and helped us to achieve such a lot! A few highlights:
• We launched a new report estimating the huge scale of the global military carbon footprint – which we found is larger than Russia’s. We also co-authored an article in top science journal Nature, arguing for these emissions to be robustly measured and reduced;
• The Ministry of Defence adopted many of SGR’s recommendations on the reporting of UK military carbon emissions – which is helping improve transparency and accountability in this area;
• Following pressure from SGR, more professional science bodies in the UK and US are reducing and breaking their financial ties with the fossil fuel industry;
• We launched our 1.5°C Living targets – an online toolkit for low carbon lifestyles, especially targeted at scientists – which we’re using to press for more government action to make these more attainable;
• We gained international media coverage, including via The Guardian, New Scientist, Sky News and the BBC, and gave presentations especially on how the Ukraine war is increasing the nuclear threat, undermining climate action, reducing energy security, and increasing global poverty;
• We launched our Globally Responsible Careers website and resources, to inspire school and university science students to pursue ethical work and volunteering opportunities;
• We completed the delivery of One Planet One Life workshops in schools, which reached over 1,300 students;
There is lots more that we are planning to do over the coming year, especially:
• Helping peace campaigners increase public awareness of the growing nuclear war threat – and the urgent need for a negotiated peace in Ukraine;
• Increasing the number of signatories of our Science Oath for the Climate and 1.5°C Living targets and using these to urge greater climate action from professional science and engineering bodies, government and industry.
• Contributing to a new project – Closing Loops – to create a more sustainable food system and reduce food waste in North Lancashire.
• Completing the transition to a Company Limited by Guarantee, which should open up new funding opportunities for us in future.
A donation from you now, via the Martin Ryle Trust, will help us to pursue the charitable aspects of our work.
• We launched a new report estimating the huge scale of the global military carbon footprint – which we found is larger than Russia’s. We also co-authored an article in top science journal Nature, arguing for these emissions to be robustly measured and reduced;
• The Ministry of Defence adopted many of SGR’s recommendations on the reporting of UK military carbon emissions – which is helping improve transparency and accountability in this area;
• Following pressure from SGR, more professional science bodies in the UK and US are reducing and breaking their financial ties with the fossil fuel industry;
• We launched our 1.5°C Living targets – an online toolkit for low carbon lifestyles, especially targeted at scientists – which we’re using to press for more government action to make these more attainable;
• We gained international media coverage, including via The Guardian, New Scientist, Sky News and the BBC, and gave presentations especially on how the Ukraine war is increasing the nuclear threat, undermining climate action, reducing energy security, and increasing global poverty;
• We launched our Globally Responsible Careers website and resources, to inspire school and university science students to pursue ethical work and volunteering opportunities;
• We completed the delivery of One Planet One Life workshops in schools, which reached over 1,300 students;
There is lots more that we are planning to do over the coming year, especially:
• Helping peace campaigners increase public awareness of the growing nuclear war threat – and the urgent need for a negotiated peace in Ukraine;
• Increasing the number of signatories of our Science Oath for the Climate and 1.5°C Living targets and using these to urge greater climate action from professional science and engineering bodies, government and industry.
• Contributing to a new project – Closing Loops – to create a more sustainable food system and reduce food waste in North Lancashire.
• Completing the transition to a Company Limited by Guarantee, which should open up new funding opportunities for us in future.
A donation from you now, via the Martin Ryle Trust, will help us to pursue the charitable aspects of our work.
