"Time to ditch the myth of neutrality in science" says climate scientist

Dr, Katherine Hayhoe, a Canadian climate scientist who is Global Chief Scientist of Nature United  and Distinguished Professor at Texas Tech University, recently published, with others, a paper "Challenging the neutrality myth in climate science and activism" in Nature Climate Science. It is available for download at https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-024-00171-9

She recently appeared on CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks, and on this web site there is a 20 minute interview with her that you can listen to, and excerpts of the interview that you can read.  It's at   https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/prominent-climate-scientist-argues-it-s-...

She has interesting things to say about "belief" in science, including that people only disbelieve in science (andr promote disbelief) when they have personal or other interests at stake - which more or less equates with where they are on our political spectrum. The science is the science, and even if you don't believe in gravity, if you step off a cliff, you'll go down.

Quote from the end of her interview:

It affects us all, but it doesn't affect us equally. People who are the poorest and most marginalized, as well as the youngest in our society, have done the least to contribute to the problem, yet they're bearing the brunt of the impacts. And that's not fair. And what told me it's not fair is not my science. What told me it's not fair is my heart.

I care because I'm a Canadian. I care because I'm a person of faith. I care because I'm a parent. I care because of where I'm from and what I do and the people and places I love. I think that will help other people see how you might not be a scientist, but you're a person who cares. You have people you love, places you love, things you love, and if you're a human being living on this planet, that means you have everything you need to care about climate change and to use your voice with mine to advocate for climate action.