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Chamber and committees

Doomsday Clock Set to 100 Seconds to Midnight

  • Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
  • Motion reference: S5M-23996

That the Parliament notes the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board decision to set the Doomsday Clock to 100 seconds to midnight; understands that this means the clock will remain as close as it has ever been to midnight; recognises the organisation's belief that the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that governments and international organisations are unprepared to deal with the “civilisation-ending” threats of climate change; supports the organisation’s call for the complete elimination of nuclear arsenals, and hopes that the scientists' warnings are heeded and that governments across the world take the steps necessary to move the clock further from midnight.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, John Finnie, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Ruth Maguire, Mark McDonald, Andy Wightman