Why are climate and conservation scientists taking to the streets?

Published: April 12, 2022, 4 a.m.

b'Last week\\u2019s IPCC report gives the world just 30 months to get greenhouse gas emissions falling. Beyond that, we\\u2019ll have missed our chance of limiting global heating to 1.5C and protecting our planet from the most serious impacts of climate change. As the window closes, some scientists feel like writing reports and publishing papers is no longer enough, and researchers around the world are leaving their desks and labs to take action on the streets. Madeleine Finlay meets scientists protesting at Shell HQ in London and speaks to the conservationist Dr Charlie Gardner about civil disobedience \\u2013 and why he thinks it\\u2019s the only option left. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod'