
Protect the Oceans – Ice Concert © Denis Sinyakov / Greenpeace
A thriving ocean helps protect us from climate change. Carbon is naturally absorbed by plants and animals: it’s in the bodies of living creatures like whales and fish, and can be buried on the seabed when they die.
Animals feeding at the surface and pooping in the ocean depths drives what’s known as the oceans ‘carbon pump’, pulling carbon from the atmosphere and locking it away underwater. Damaged oceans would make climate change worse.
The ice covered Arctic works like an air-conditioner for the planet, but as the ice melts it’s contributing to the acceleration of the climate breakdown. What happens in this fragile corner of the world affects us all.
This is just the first stop on our voyage from the Arctic to the Antarctic, carrying out important scientific research to show world leaders the need for a strong Global Oceans Treaty.
After the ice performance was done, the lead musician, Terje Isungset, said it better than I could:
“You have to treat ice with respect, otherwise it breaks. We should do the same with nature.”
*Halvard Haga Raavand is an oceans campaigner with Greenpeace Norway
*SOURCE: Greenpeace. Go to ORIGINAL.
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