Article 5XXA0 Climate scientists are desperate: we’re crying, begging and getting arrested | Peter Kalmus

Climate scientists are desperate: we’re crying, begging and getting arrested | Peter Kalmus

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Peter Kalmus
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On Wednesday, I risked arrest by locking myself onto an entrance to the JP Morgan Chase building in downtown LA. I can't stand by - and nor should you

Climate activists are sometimes depicted as dangerous radicals, but the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of fossil fuels." - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres

I'm a climate scientist and a desperate father. How can I plead any harder? What will it take? What can my colleagues and I do to stop this catastrophe unfolding now all around us with such excruciating clarity?

Peter Kalmus is a climate scientist and author based in Los Angeles

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