As world leaders head for Brazil to focus on climate change, it is time for realism, pragmatism - and maybe even a little optimism, in spite of it all. It's that time of year again. The annual UN climate extravaganza comes around as regularly as Christmas. We're coming towards the turn of the year. It`s …
Continue reading COP30 in Brazil: Same procedure as every year? I hope not
The Arctic and the rest of the planet are heating up rapidly. Emissions are at a record high and fossil fuels in demand against the background of the energy crisis through Russia's war on Ukraine. Can 2023 bring a decisive shift in climate action?
Rapid emissions cuts could still ensure their long-term survival. Otherwise, some Arctic regions seem set to lose polar bears by 2080 – and all but a few populations could collapse by 2100, according to a new study.
I would love to be looking forward to the 2020s as the decade when the Arctic as we have known it will be saved; climate change decisively halted; emissions will peak; fossil fuels become true fossils; sustainable living will be the 'in' -thing. The Arctic will not become ice-free in summer after all. And Fridays …
Continue reading 2020 – Crunch time – or squelch time – for the Arctic?
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