450+ Scientists' Letter to Agencies: Drop Fossil Fuel Clients.

As scientists who study and communicate the realities of climate change, we are consistently faced with a major and needless challenge: overcoming advertising and PR efforts by fossil fuel companies that seek to obfuscate or downplay our data and the risks posed by the climate crisis. In fact, these misinformation campaigns represent one of the biggest barriers to the government action science shows is necessary to mitigate the ongoing climate emergency. 

The science could not be more clear: We must eliminate carbon pollution as soon as possible — nearly 50% this decade, and fully by 2050. That requires an immediate and rapid transition away from all fossil fuels. Coal, oil, gas, and electricity companies must immediately, unreservedly, begin a transition to a zero carbon future.

If PR and advertising agencies want to be part of climate solutions instead of continuing to exacerbate the climate emergency, they should drop all fossil fuel clients that plan to expand their production of oil and gas, end work with all fossil fuel companies and trade groups that perpetuate climate deception, cease all work that hinders climate legislation, and instead focus on uplifting the true climate solutions that are already available and must be rapidly implemented at scale.

To put it simply, advertising and public relations campaigns for fossil fuels must stop. 

Signed,

Jason Box - Ph.D.

Astrid Caldas, PhD, CC-P®, Union of Concerned Scientists

Peter Gleick - Ph.D.

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson - Ph.D.

Peter Kalmus - Ph.D.

Michael Mann - Ph.D.

Kate Marvel - Ph.D.

Sandra Steingraber - Ph.D.

Dr. Katharine Wilkinson - Ph.D.

Judith Abel - Ph.D.

Frank Ackerman - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Bharat Adarkar - M.A./M.S.

Ron Alberty - Ph.D.

Roland Alcock - Ph.D.

Jonathan Allen - Ph.D.

Magda Altman - Ph.D.

Wilbur Amand - D.V.M.

Bruce Andersen - M.A./M.S.

Judith Anderson - Dr. P.H.

Donald Anderson - Ph.D. candidate

Georg Andersson - Ph.D.

Renee Andrews - M.A./M.S. University of Florida

Kurt Annen - Ph.D.

Beverly Antonio - M.P.H.

Laurie Archambault - M.A./M.S.

P A Azeez - Ph.D.

David Baca - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Stephen Bachhuber - M.D. Kaiser Permanente

Robert Ball - M.A./M.S.

Jeremy Baptist - M.D.

Ron Bardell - Ph.D.

Susan Barker - Ph.D.

Oron BassJr - M.A./M.S. US National Park Service (retired)

Gary Baxel - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Elizabeth Beaudoin - D.V.M.

Jennifer Becker - M.A./M.S.

Bradford Behr - Ph.D.

Ann Behrmann - M.D.

Tom Bell - M.A./M.S.

Nancy Belmore - Ph.D.

Bryan Bennett - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Joel Berger - Ph.D. Unknown

Stephanie Bernatchez - Ph.D.

Julie Bernstein - Ph.D.

Jeanette Berry - M.A./M.S. Oak Ridge National Lab

Kevin Bissonnette - D.V.M.

Michael Bleicher - Ph.D.

John Bloszies - D.V.M. Northside Animal Hospital

Alex Blumstein - M.P.H.

Susan Bollinger - Ph.D.

S. Thomas Bond - Ph.D.

Peter Borden - M.A./M.S.

Helen Boucher - Ph.D.

Jan Boudart - M.A./M.S. Nuclear Energy Information Service

Kathryn Bourgoin - M.D. Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Patricia Bradt - Ph.D. Muhlenberg College

Thomas Brandes - M.D.

Thomas Brewer - Ph.D. Georgetown University (Emeritus Faculty)

Keith Brill - M.A./M.S.

John Brooks - D.V.M.

Pat Brooks - M.A./M.S.

Mira Brown - M.A./M.S.

Kevin Brown - Ph.D.

Patrick Brown - Ph.D.

Barbara Brunell - M.A./M.S.

David Bryan - M.A./M.S.

Joan Budd - M.D.

Michelle Burich - M.A./M.S.

Patrick Burton - Ph.D.

John Campbell - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Karla Campbell - M.A./M.S.

Cigdem Capan - Ph.D. Washington State University

Robert Capers - Ph.D. University of Connecticut

Barbara Carr - M.A./M.S.

Susan Chapnick - M.A./M.S.

Melvin Cheitlin - M.D. UCSF

Craig Christenson - B.A./B.S., Engineering

David Church - M.A./M.S. candidate IEEE

Pete ClaphamJr - Ph.D. Cleveland State University

David Clapper - Ph.D.

Virginia Clarke - D.V.M. AVMA, HSVMA

John Cleaves - M.A./M.S.

Charles Cohen - Ph.D.

Natalie Cohen - Ph.D.

Anne Cohen - Ph.D.

Julia Cole - Ph.D. University of Michigan

Bruce Collette - Ph.D. Smithsonian Institution

Robert ColsonJr - M.A./M.S. American Institute of Archaeology, Society of American Archaeology

Paul Conklin - Ph.D. Northern Light Farm

Roger Coppock - M.A./M.S.

Brock Cordeiro - M.A./M.S.

John Cornely - Ph.D.

Scott Crass - Ph.D.

Joel Creswell - Ph.D.

Laurette Cucuzza - M.P.H.

Katherine Cuneo - Ph.D.

Vincent D'Aco - M.A./M.S.

Kristina Dahl - Ph.D. Union of Concerned Scientists

Becky Daiss - M.A./M.S.

Kristine Danowski - Ph.D.

James Davis - Ph.D.

Daniel Dawley - M.D.

Joe Day - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Elizabeth DeLyria - Ph.D.

Teri DeMaio - M.A./M.S.

Marten denBoer - Ph.D.

Paul DeStefano - M.A./M.S. Portland State University

Tom Dignes - Ph.D.

Mohammed Diouri - Ph.D.

Philip Dooley - B.A./B.S., Engineering Unknown

David Dow - Ph.D.

Norman Dowling - Ph.D. Virginia Tech

Tithi Dutta Roy - Ph.D.

William Skip Dykoski - Ph.D.

Susan Edelstein - Ph.D.

Cynthia Edney - M.A./M.S.

Peter Egan - Ph.D.

Brenda Ekwurzel - Ph.D. Union of Concerned Scientists

Michael Enk - M.A./M.S. USDA Forest Service, retired

Paula Enstrom - M.P.H.

Tracy Feldman - Ph.D. St. Andrews University

John Felton - Ph.D.

Jim Fenn - M.A./M.S.

John Ferrante - M.A./M.S.

Stephen Ferry - M.A./M.S. Santa Barbara Audubon Society

L. Fielder - Ph.D.

Austin Fite - M.D.

Kelly Flanigan - M.A./M.S.

Patricia Flood - M.A./M.S.

Maxwell Fogleman - Ph.D.

William Forrest - Ph.D. University of Rochester

Patricia Foschi - Ph.D.

Dawn Foster - M.A./M.S. candidate

Jeffrey Foster - Ph.D.

John Fowler - Ph.D.

Doug Franklin - M.A./M.S.

Gerald Freeman - Dr. P.H.

Patricia Frey - M.A./M.S.

Lester Friedlander - D.V.M.

Jonathan Friedman - Ph.D. Universidad Ana G. Mendez

Tom Frost - Ph.D.

Gene Fry - Ph.D.

Peter Galvani - Ph.D. SUNY College Brockport

Sharma Gaponoff - M.A./M.S.

Jan Gardner - M.D.

Jenene Garey - Ph.D.

Steven Gary - M.A./M.S.

Álvaro Garza - M.D.

Joseph GhiloniJr - M.A./M.S.

Ken Gigliello - M.A./M.S.

Steve Gilbert - M.A./M.S. US Fish and Wildlife/NOAA (retired)

Maurine Gilmore - M.A./M.S.

Leslie Glustrom - M.A./M.S.

William Golding - M.A./M.S. Earth Economics

Beverly Goodman - M.D.

David Gorchov - Ph.D. Miami University

Deborah Gordon - Dr. P.H.

Eve Gordon - M.D.

Cynthia Gordon - Ph.D.

Lisa Lofland Gould - M.A./M.S.

Charles Greene - Ph.D. Ocean Visions

David Greenland - Ph.D.

Brian Gregg - Ph.D.

Gary Griggs - Ph.D. University of California Santa Cruz

Felicito GuerreroJr - Ph.D. US Dept of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (Retired)

Judie Guerriero - M.P.H. Harvard Medical School

Florence Haas - M.A./M.S.

Ryan Hanson - M.A./M.S.

Jasper Hardesty - Ph.D.

John Haresch - M.D.

John Harkness - Ph.D.

Marilynn Harper - M.A./M.S.

Linda Harrell - M.A./M.S.

Donna Harris - D.V.M.

David Harris - M.D.

Brenda Harrison - Ph.D.

Mary Harte - Ph.D.

Jo Anna Hebberger - Ph.D.

David Hegdahl - M.A./M.S.

David Herbst - Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara

Alex Hernandez - B.A./B.S., Engineering ARCADIS

Valerie Herr - Ph.D.

Gary Herstein - Ph.D. National Coalition of Independent Scholars

Sidney Herszenson - M.D.

Phil Higham - Ph.D.

Tarek Hijaz - M.D.

Brodie Hilp - Ph.D.

Austin Hinkel - Ph.D.

Michael Hinshaw - M.A./M.S.

Eric Hintsa - Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder

Joseph Hiss - M.A./M.S.

Mark Hixon - Ph.D. University of Hawaiʻi

Ross Hoffman - Ph.D. University of Northern British Columbia

Elisabeth Holder - M.A./M.S.

Ariel Hoover - M.A./M.S.

Mark Houdashelt - Ph.D.

Ronald Hubert - M.A./M.S.

Stephen Hunt - M.A./M.S.

Melissa Hunter - M.A./M.S. candidate University of Colorado Boulder

Michael Iltis - Ph.D.

Marc Imlay - Ph.D.

Pricila Iranah - Ph.D.

Toshihiko Ishihara - Ph.D. San Diego 350

Richard Jackson - M.D.

Don Jacobson - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Karen Jacques - Ph.D.

David Janos - Ph.D. University of Miami

Stephen Jascourt - Ph.D.

Christopher Jensen - Ph.D. Pratt Institute

Maryanne Jerome - M.D.

Eric Johnson - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Keith Johnson - M.A./M.S.

Ileana Jones - M.A./M.S.

Jay Jones - Ph.D.

Virginia Jones - Ph.D. Congregation of St. Joseph

Sandra Joos - Ph.D.

Robert Joslin - Ph.D.

Robert Juracka - M.A./M.S.

Scott Kampas - M.A./M.S.

William Katzin - M.D.

Kathleen Kaysinger - Ph.D.

Diane Keeney - Dr. P.H.

Cynthia Kegel - Ph.D.

Lori Kegler - M.A./M.S. candidate

Sara Kennedy - M.A./M.S.

Harry Kershner - M.A./M.S.

Shabad Khalsa - M.A./M.S.

Judith King - M.P.H.

Elizabeth Kinney - M.D.

Jon Kirkpatrick - Ph.D.

James Klick - M.D.

Mark Klugiewicz - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Ned Knight - Ph.D. Linfield University

Steve Kohl - M.D.

John Kolstoe - M.D.

Bruce Krawisz - M.D.

Karel Kretzschmar - Ph.D.

Greg Kromholtz - M.A./M.S. Member, Climate Solutions

Robert Kuehn - M.A./M.S.

Michael Kutilek - Ph.D. San Jose State University, Professor Emeritus

Miriam Lacher - Ph.D.

Maureen Lahiff - Ph.D.

Jessica Lam - M.P.H.

Jim Lambeth - M.A./M.S.

Lawrence Lancaster - M.A./M.S.

Lance LaRue - B.A./B.S., Engineering ASCE

Sandy Lawrence - M.D.

Vinnedge Lawrence - Ph.D.

Kenneth Lederman - M.A./M.S.

Theresa Lehman - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Scott Lenthe - Ph.D. Zane State College

Peter Levon - Ph.D.

Alan Lewis - Ph.D. University of British Columbia

Benjamin LilesJr - Ph.D.

Elaine Livingston - M.A./M.S.

Kathleen LoGiudice - Ph.D. Union College

Andrew Long - Ph.D. Northern Kentucky University

Hilary Lorraine - Ph.D.

Daniel Lutzker - Ph.D.

Charles Macquarie - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Alex Madonik - Ph.D.

Christie Mahaffey - Ph.D.

Cynthia Mahoney - M.D. Climate Action Now

Elizabeth Maloney - Dr. P.H.

Jack Mandelman - Ph.D.

Preston ManningJr - M.D.

Victoria Marcello - Ph.D.

Sophia Marjanovic - Ph.D. Union of Concerned Scientists

John Marsham - Ph.D. University of Leeds

Catherine Martell - M.D.

Andrew Mashintonio - Ph.D.

Thomas J. Mason - Ph.D. University of South Florida College of Public Health

Ashtin Massie - M.A./M.S. Union of Concerned Scientists

Diane Matesic - Ph.D.

Ed Maurer - Ph.D. Santa Clara University

Cynthia McCarthy - M.A./M.S.

Shirley McCarthy - M.D.

Gloria McClintock - M.A./M.S.

Gordon McCurry - Ph.D.

Sonali McDermid - Ph.D. New York University

Donlon McGovern - Ph.D.

Brian McKee - Dr. P.H.

Rachel McLoughlin - M.A./M.S.

Jim McQuaid - Ph.D. University of Leeds

Howard Mead - M.A./M.S.

Anthony Measham - M.D.

Robert Meese - Ph.D. UC Davis

Betty Melcher - M.A./M.S.

Delta Merner - Ph.D.

Amy Meyers - Ph.D.

Eric Michelsen - Ph.D.

David Miller - M.A./M.S.

Patrick Miller - M.P.H.

Norman Miller - Ph.D.

Antonia Mills - Ph.D.

Christopher Milly - Ph.D.

Marija Minic - M.A./M.S.

Anuruddh Misra - M.D.

Jan Modjeski - Ph.D.

Mary Jo Moeschl - Ph.D.

Pascal Molineaux - M.A./M.S.

James Monroe - M.A./M.S.

Todd Monson - Ph.D.

Elizabeth Moore - M.A./M.S.

Tim Moran - M.A./M.S.

Michael Morris - M.A./M.S.

Gerald Moser - Dr. P.H. Justus Liebig University

Michael Motta - M.A./M.S.

Stephen Mudrick - Ph.D. MIT

Desmond Murphy - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Jean Naples - Ph.D.

Jeffrey Nelson - M.D.

James Newberry - M.A./M.S. Certified Energy Manager, IBEW Solar Tech, ASU Solar Workshop Instructor

Paul Nielsen - Ph.D.

Sharon Nolting - M.A./M.S.

Mike Noone - Ph.D. ASTM International

ReNae Nowicki - Ph.D.

Dag Nummedal - Ph.D.

Lee O'Brien - Ph.D. candidate

Ad Olansky - Ph.D.

J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida - Ph.D. Union of Concerned Scientists

Fred Oswald - M.A./M.S.

Dick Ottman - M.A./M.S.

Paul Palla - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Sarah Pallas - Ph.D. University of Massachusetts

Adina Parsley - M.D.

Carol Patton - M.A./M.S.

Jerome Paulson - M.D.

Lyn Pegg - Ph.D.

Janet Perlman - M.D. University of California San Francisco

William Peterman - Ph.D. Chicago State University (retired)

Robert Petersen - M.D. Boston Children's Hospital

Alan S. Peterson - M.D. Lancaster General Hospital

John Petro - M.A./M.S.

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura - Ph.D. Union of Concerned Scientists

Kristina Pistone - Ph.D.

George Plummer - M.A./M.S.

David Poole - M.A./M.S.

John D. Potter - Ph.D. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Heather Powell - Ph.D.

Kurt Rademaker - Ph.D. Michigan State University

Carmen Ramirez - M.A./M.S.

James Rankin - M.A./M.S. candidate Oregon State University

Paul Ranney - M.A./M.S.

Rick Rauppius - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Matthew Reardon - M.A./M.S. Tufts University

Gregory Reichert - M.A./M.S.

Melissa Reisland - Ph.D.

Kenneth Reiszner - Ph.D. REAL, Inc.

Allissa Reynolds - M.A./M.S.

Bruce Richman - Ph.D.

Peter Rimbos - M.A./M.S.

Kathleen Riordan - M.A./M.S.

Chuck Rocco - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Lisa Roche - Ph.D.

Michael Rogers - M.A./M.S.

Kevin Rolfes - M.A./M.S.

Stephen Rosenblum - Ph.D.

mike rosing - Ph.D.

Donald Ross - Ph.D. University of Vermont

Christopher Roy - Ph.D.

Patricia Rubert-Nason - Ph.D.

Stuart Rubinow - Ph.D.

Steven Rudnick - Ph.D. University of Massachuesetts, Retired

Clifford Ryffel - M.A./M.S. candidate

Shaina Sadai - Ph.D. candidate UMass Amherst

Roland Saeger - Ph.D.

Daniel Safer - Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Alison Sanders-Fleming - M.A./M.S.

Robert Sapp - M.A./M.S. ACS, AAAS

Marjorie Schaafsma - Ph.D.

Gunnar Schade - Ph.D. Texas A&M University

Roberta Schear - Ph.D.

Carolin Schellhorn - Ph.D.

Tim Schmitt - M.A./M.S.

Kurt Schultz - M.A./M.S.

Cat Scott - Ph.D. University of Leeds

Michael Scott - Ph.D. University of Rochester

Barbara Setlow - Ph.D.

Phil ShephardIII - M.A./M.S.

Carol Sibley - Ph.D.

Timothy Simmons - M.D.

Greg Singleton - M.A./M.S.

Michael Sklar - M.A./M.S.

Terje Skotheim - Ph.D. Lightsense Technology

John Smedley - Ph.D. Bates College

Peter Smith - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Lauren Smith - Ph.D. candidate University of Waterloo

Nicholas Snow - M.D. Shenandoah University

Shaun Snyder - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Gerry Snyder - M.A./M.S.

Richard Solomon - Ph.D.

John Sorrentino - Ph.D. Temple University

Vijaya Sridharan - M.A./M.S.

William Starling - M.A./M.S.

Richard Steiger - Ph.D. candidate MIT

Roger Stephenson - M.A./M.S. Union of Concerned Scientists

Paul Stettner - M.A./M.S.

Nike Stevens - Ph.D.

Palmer Steward - Ph.D.

John Stewart - Ph.D. University of Hartford, emeritus

Sarah Stewart - Ph.D.

Gary Stotler - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Laura Strong - Ph.D.

Zachary Subin - Ph.D.

Tristan Taber - M.A./M.S. candidate

Stephen Tettelbach - Ph.D. Long Island University

Grant Tiefenbruck - Ph.D.

Jerry Torrance - Ph.D.

Laura Triplett - Ph.D.

Frederick Tuck - M.A./M.S.

Liz Tymkiw - M.A./M.S.

Cathy Van Dyke - M.A./M.S.

William Vaughan - Ph.D.

Yaamini Venkataraman - Ph.D. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Andreas Vilhelmsson - Ph.D. Lund University

Elizabeth Vitale - Psy.D.

Christine Voss - Ph.D.

James Walker - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Jenny Walker - M.D.

Dennis Walsh - M.A./M.S.

Mark Waltzer - D.D.S.

Edward Walworth - M.D.

Deane Wang - Ph.D. University of Vermont

Sheila Ward - Ph.D.

Deborah Wardly - M.D.

Randall Webb - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Daniel Weber - Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Judith Weis - Ph.D. Rutgers University

Laura Welch - M.D. George Washington University School of Public Health

Christopher Wenzel - Ph.D. candidate Eastern Wyoming College

Robert Wesley - M.A./M.S. Cornell University

Paul West - Ph.D.

Brenda Westhorp - M.A./M.S.

Karen Westover - M.A./M.S.

Pete Weymiller - M.A./M.S.

Katherine White - M.D.

David Williams - Ph.D.

Paul Willis - M.A./M.S.

M Wayne Wilson - Dr. P.H.

Bret Windhauser - M.A./M.S.

Marian Wineman - M.A./M.S.

Bret Winkler - B.A./B.S., Engineering City of Portland

Tim Wolcott - M.A./M.S.

Sarah Wolfe - Ph.D. Royal Roads University

Edith Wolff - Ph.D.

Alison Woomert - Ph.D.

Sarah W Workman - Ph.D.

Victoria Wu - Ph.D.

Judson Wynne - Ph.D.

Ronald Yeomans - M.D.

Yonit Yogev - M.A./M.S.

Gary Yohe - Ph.D. Wesleyan University, Emeritus

Mark Youd - B.A./B.S., Engineering

Greg Zahradnik - M.A./M.S.

Eric Zimdars - M.A./M.S.

Judith Zwicker - Ph.D.