International Open Access Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice

#OpenForClimateJustice [Springer Nature Advancing Discovery]( [Open for Climate Justice]( Tackling the climate crisis with open access Tackling the climate crisis requires rapidly exchanging knowledge across geographic, economic, and disciplinary boundaries. That is why the theme for Open Access Week 2022 is ‘Open for Climate Justice’. To mark this special week, we are talking to researchers who have published climate research under [Springer Nature’s Transformative Agreements]( to find out more about their work and why they feel open access is so vital for tackling climate change. [Read on for more]( [Dr Daniel Balting]( ["Open access publishing is a core element of climate justice, in order for us all to assess how the climate is changing, we need findings from science. Science, in turn, is obliged to provide barrier-free access to precisely this knowledge. Knowledge must be available to all in order to enable a fair and balanced discourse.”]( Dr Daniel Balting, Doctoral Researcher at the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, part of the Alfred Wegener Institute [Mihri Ozkan]( [“To maximize the societal impact of research, it is important to have quick access to the results of published work to facilitate timely discussions and feedback. In this regard, open access is advantageous for researchers as it allows them to advance and progress both in their research and professionally.”]( Mihri Ozkan, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Riverside [Johann Stiepani]( [“I feel making my research accessible means that it can contribute to global solutions by forwarding knowledge relevant to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This is because I’m able to share my work freely with the people that will benefit the most from it. In this way, I believe open access will improve the use and impact of my research.”]( Johann Stiepani, PhD candidate at Uppsala University [Dr Macarena Larrea Basterra]( ["Climate justice is about ensuring that no one is left behind in the transition to a low-carbon economy, I believe that knowledge must be shared to meet the energy and climate challenges we face and publishing open access has increased the social impact of my research."]( Dr Macarena Larrea Basterra, Researcher in the Energy and Environmental Lab at the University of Deusto [Discover more content on climate justice]( Could you publish open access with funding support from your institution? Many funders and institutions now cover open access publishing costs for affiliated researchers, as part of an agreement with Springer Nature. Find out more about open access agreements and whether you may be entitled to publish open access with your fees covered. - Transformative Agreements: Agreements that enable participating institutions to combine journal subscription access along with open access publication fees. In addition to managing the cost and administration of open access, Transformative Agreements offer authors an easy way to comply with funders’ open access requirements. - Fully open access agreements: Agreements that enable institutions and funders to cover publishing costs for Springer Nature's fully open access journals. [Find out more about your eligibility]( Follow us: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( [© Nature]( Portfolio [ ] [ ] This email has been sent to {EMAIL}. As a registered user of Nature Portfolio websites, our database indicates that you have opted-in to receive product information and special offers. If you no longer wish to receive these marketing emails from Nature Portfolio please [click here to unsubscribe](. If you wish to discontinue all email services from Nature Portfolio please [click here to unsubscribe](. Springer Nature Limited is a company incorporated in England & Wales under company number 785998 & whose registered office is located at The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW. Nature Portfolio | One New York Plaza, Suite 4500 | New York | NY 10004-1562 | USA [LinkedIn] © 2022 Nature Portfolio. Part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. 26008