Antarctica
L'Arctique en première ligne
L'année dernière, les températures dans le cercle Arctique ont atteint leurs niveaux les plus élevés jamais enregistrés.
Professor Gail Whiteman is Director of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, a scientific member of the European Union’s Ice, Climate, Economics – Arctic Research on Change project, and Professor-in-Residence at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Professor Whiteman also created the Arctic Basecamp at Davos 2017.
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The shrinking Arctic ice protects us all. It’s time to act
Arctic old ice - the ice that stays throughout the summer - is shrinking rapidly. It plays a vital role in regulating the planet's climate, and its loss would be catastrophic. It's time t...
4 reasons why the Arctic is key to our planet’s survival
While the Arctic holds only 1% of the world’s ocean volume and occupies only 3% of the world’s ocean surface area, its impact on the global climate system is disproportionately large.
Climate Change
The Arctic recently sent us a powerful message about climate change
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Environment and Natural Resource Security
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Climate Change
Forget the FTSE 500: the Arctic is the real barometer of global risk
Financial performance isn’t the only barometer of global economic risk. Rapid changes in the Arctic are a warning sign that our social-ecological-economic system is out of whack.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
The Arctic just had the warmest winter on record. The repercussions will be global
We live in a connected world, and what happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
3 ways you can save the Arctic ice
Climate Change
3 industries that will be hit by Arctic change
Environment and Natural Resource Security