The COVID-19 pandemic taught us the importance of having scientists in public health policymaking. As with the pandemic, humanity faces another crisis at a greater scale: global climate change. Here, two carbontech researchers and Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees reflect on their unique paths toward influencing sustainable policies in government and international organizations. They reason that science advice is often ignored by governments and that we need more STEM scientists in sustainability policymaking. They also offer their advice to other young scientists who are looking to make an impact beyond academia.

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为什么我们需要科学家制定可持续的政策

COVID-19 大流行教会了我们让科学家参与公共卫生决策的重要性。与大流行一样，人类面临着另一场更大规模的危机：全球气候变化。在这里，两位碳技术研究人员和福布斯 30 位 30 岁以下的获奖者反思了他们影响政府和国际组织可持续政策的独特途径。他们认为科学建议经常被政府忽视，我们需要更多的 STEM 科学家参与可持续发展政策的制定。他们还向其他希望在学术界以外产生影响的年轻科学家提供建议。