TY - JOUR A1 - Hagedorn, Gregor A1 - Loew, Thomas A1 - Seneviratne, Sonia I. A1 - Lucht, Wolfgang A1 - Beck, Marie-Luise A1 - Hesse, Janina A1 - Knutti, Reto A1 - Quaschning, Volker A1 - Schleimer, Jan-Hendrik A1 - Mattauch, Linus A1 - Breyer, Christian A1 - Hübener, Heike A1 - Kirchengast, Gottfried A1 - Chodura, Alice A1 - Clausen, Jens A1 - Creutzig, Felix A1 - Darbi, Marianne A1 - Daub, Claus-Heinrich A1 - Ekardt, Felix A1 - Göpel, Maja A1 - Hardt, Judith N. A1 - Hertin, Julia A1 - Hickler, Thomas A1 - Köhncke, Arnulf A1 - Köster, Stephan A1 - Krohmer, Julia A1 - Kromp-Kolb, Helga A1 - Leinfelder, Reinhold A1 - Mederake, Linda A1 - Neuhaus, Michael A1 - Rahmstorf, Stefan A1 - Schmidt, Christine A1 - Schneider, Christoph A1 - Schneider, Gerhard A1 - Seppelt, Ralf A1 - Spindler, Uli A1 - Springmann, Marco A1 - Staab, Katharina A1 - Stocker, Thomas F. A1 - Steininger, Karl A1 - von Hirschhausen, Eckart A1 - Winter, Susanne A1 - Wittau, Martin A1 - Zens, Josef T1 - The concerns of the young protesters are justified: A statement by Scientists for Future concerning the protests for more climate protection JF - GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society N2 - In March 2019, German-speaking scientists and scholars calling themselves Scientists for Future, published a statement in support of the youth protesters in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (Fridays for Future, Klimastreik/Climate Strike), verifying the scientific evidence that the youth protestors refer to. In this article, they provide the full text of the statement, including the list of supporting facts (in both English and German) as well as an analysis of the results and impacts of the statement. Furthermore, they reflect on the challenges for scientists and scholars who feel a dual responsibility: on the one hand, to remain independent and politically neutral, and, on the other hand, to inform and warn societies of the dangers that lie ahead. KW - Fridays for Future Y1 - 2019 UR - https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.28.2.3 VL - 28 IS - 2 SP - 79 EP - 87 ER -