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Nobel Laureate David J. Gross, speaking for the instigators
of the declaration, said: “We initiated this declaration
because ‘there is a significant probability that, either by
accident or by deliberate act, these horrible weapons may
be used – with the likelihood of the end of human civilization.’ We felt that we must alert the people and leaders of
the world to this grave danger and urge them to heed our
warning and act to prevent this catastrophe.”
The Declaration evokes the first Mainau Declaration
of 1955. Itself an appeal against the use of nuclear weapons, it had been initiated and drafted by the Nobel
Prize-winning German nuclear scientists Otto Hahn and
Max Born, circulated at the 5th Lindau Nobel Laureate
Meeting (11–15 July 1955) and presented on Mainau Island
on 15 July 1955. The declaration was initially signed by
18 Nobel Laureates. Within a year, the number of supporters rose to 52 Nobel Laureates. The second “Mainau Declaration 2015 on Climate Change” was initially signed by
36 Nobel Laureates on the closing day of the 65th Lindau
Nobel Laureate Meeting, 3 July 2015, and handed over to
the President of the French Republic during the United
Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris.
Additional Signatories
Anna Chrysostomou, Lindau Alumna 2024
Paul Cannon, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Mohan Muralikrishna Garlapati, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Maximilian Bachmaier, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Thomas Kirchner, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Julian Schwab, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Collins Okon Edet, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Hendrik David Reese, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Matteo Rosati, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Andrew Cameron, Lindau Alumnus 2021
Jonas Berx, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Anne-Kathrin Baczko, Lindau Alumna 2021
Brad D. Price, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Saikat Nandi, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Larissa Inácio, Lindau Alumna 2021
Denis Jankovi, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Simone Maria Stuenzi, Lindau Alumna 2024
Farsane Tabataba-Vakili, Lindau Alumna 2024
Sophie Kollatzsch, Lindau Alumna 2024
Julian Bonello, Lindau Alumnus 2021
Mirko Consiglio, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Yan Qi Huan, Lindau Alumnus 2021
Mirko Rossini, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Adam Kinos, Lindau Alumnus 2021
Shachar Gottlieb, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Stephan Amann, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Nicolás Bachi, Lindau Alumnus 2024
In the weeks and months since July 2024, many Laureates
from all Nobel Prize disciplines have joined the initial
signatories. Even more Lindau Alumni have added their
names in support of the Mainau Declaration 2024, an initiative which began on the very day of the initial signing: “We, the undersigned Young Scientists of different
countries, different creeds, and different political persuasions, urgently support the Laureates’ call on the people
and leaders of the world to heed our warning and act to
prevent this catastrophe.”
The following list shows those signing within 24 hours
of its presentation (in chronological order) – altogether
there were 625 supporting in December 2024.
Mincheol Park, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Jonas Fußangel, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Laura aerkanyt, Lindau Alumna 2024
Guillaume Bourdarot, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Shu Yang, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Miriam Gerharz, Lindau Alumna 2024
Johanna Lill, Lindau Alumna 2024
Gordian Edenhofer, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Mason Ng, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Ridha Eddhib, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Luana Olivieri, Lindau Alumna 2024
Yusuf Karli, Lindau Alumnus 2024
Current status of all
signatories, both
Nobel Laureates and
Lindau Alumni:
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