What can we do in front of this? Organize, mobilize: in Panama the Scientist Rebellion group facilitated the drafting of a manifesto promoting a democratic approach to environmental, social and economic policies. You can read the manifesto here
> www.yaesyapanama.org/2025/11/10/m...

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Following a strategy that we have seen implemented after the Paris agreement as well, countries spent the following 3 conferences arguing on details and delaying implementation. COP6 discussion was suspended over the US refusal to accept any measure that would impact their emissions.

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The Kyoto protocol is often depicted in political speeches as a blueprint of concrete climate action. While it did contain some tangible measures -- although too small to be impactful -- we often forget that the real work starts after such agreements, and not before.

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A the same time, they set also the stage for the principles of "flexibility" and "emission trading" that would allow rich Minority World countries to pay their way out of the already insufficient goals.

Stay tuned for the next posts on the history of COP - a history of broken promises. (5/5)

We start a series of posts summarizing the key elements of each COP, the (few) achievements and how the promises were constantly betrayed. The first 3 conferences set the stage for the adoption of the Kyoto protocol, drafted during COP3. (4/5)

Genocidal countries, oil empires and business lobbies discuss ecological collapse without the input of people who bear witness of it. (3/5)

Conferences of Parties have been presented as one of the few international tables where the Majority World gets to sit at the table, but the images of the indigenous peoples protest being violently repressed shows what has always been clear: the voice of the people is pushed out. (2/5)

✊ "In my book I show how many scientists have come to realize that making polite requests to those in power is no longer a viable option (if it ever was). Scientists-turned-activists are instead rising in resistance, contributing to anti-capitalist and anti-colonial movements around the world."
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🪢Combining personal stories and insights from research on direct action and academia, Racimo explores the challenges scientists face when taking a stand for climate and social justice.
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👀 In this new book, Fernando Racimo provides an account of the origins and evolution of Scientist Rebellion: "I interviewed 24 scientists who are participating in civil resistance and direct action, joining in struggles against systems of social and ecological oppression."
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