[SGRupdate] News from SGR – July 2019

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

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News from Scientists for Global Responsibility – July 2019

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* The carbon bootprint of the military

Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, summarises the latest data on the large but
neglected carbon emissions of military activities, and argues that they need
to be rapidly reduced.

Download slides from the presentation:
https://www.sgr.org.uk/index.php/resources/carbon-boot-print-military


*  The psychology of cutting plastic pollution

Dr Jan Maskell, SGR, examines the potential of behaviour change to help to
reduce plastic waste.

Read the journal article online:
https://www.sgr.org.uk/events/communicating-climate-change


* Rethinking security: a responsible science perspective

Dr Philip Webber, SGR, argues that UK government thinking on security needs to
change profoundly, and use a more science-based approach to tackling global
problems.

Download slides from the presentation:
https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/rethinking-security-responsible-science-perspective


* The dark side of the Moon landings

As the world marks the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, Dr Stuart
Parkinson, SGR, argues that human space-flight is highly polluting, very
expensive and has contributed to international arms races.

Read the Responsible Science blog:
https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/dark-side-moon-landings



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