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We have to act NOW to save our planet from overhearing - that statement is now widely accepted, even among previously reticent politicians and business leaders. But concrete actions have not kept pace with words - to the frustration and anger of many millions around the planet.

Nasa scientist Peter Kalmus is among a growing number of scientists - acting in a personal capacity - now prepared to commit acts of peaceful civil disobedience to draw attention to the climate crisis. He told Newsday what sort of direct action he's participating in.

"One thing we did in Los Angeles as part of the international Scientists Resistance , was to attach our wrists to the door handles of JP Morgan Chase building - the number one bank for funding new fossil fuel infrastructure."

"We've run the global economy in the global north on fossil fuels... but we now have solutions for almost everything we do that don't involve fossil fuels. We just have to implement them... in a way that supports the working class and... climate justice."

(Pic: Scientists Rebellion activists block a bridge in Berlin, Germany; Credit: Reuters)

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