Leaking the IPCC: A question of responsibility?

In August 2021, while the world was grappling with release of IPCC WGI report, a group activist scientists called Scientist Rebellion leaked parts Working Group III contribution to Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) prior intergovernmental approval. Although are not first leak an they most vocal leaker particular political agenda: generate disruptive climate action by curtailing carefully orchestrated process IPCC. I take this case science in activism involving interface as example examine increasingly intricate relationship between science, and responsibility. The salient sense urgency around action, growing prevalence crisis narrative both public scientific spheres, increased policy-relevance science-policy interfaces put strong pressures on (climate) that need be disentangled understood without premature judgment. show is symptomatic novel responsibility act(ivism) confronted highlight some tensions come Emphasizing centrality question in, of, discuss (ir)responsibility leaking draft materials. end call for more interdisciplinary attentiveness nexus cases which become entangled. This article categorized under: Social Status Climate Change Knowledge > Science Movements Practice Decision Making