{"id":22036,"date":"2019-05-16T10:19:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T10:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=22036"},"modified":"2024-06-13T12:32:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T10:32:38","slug":"the-almost-impossible-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/22036\/the-almost-impossible-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"The almost impossible concert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I never thought you\u2019d need a freezer in the Arctic.<\/p>\n\n<p>But April 2019 saw average temperatures that were 8 degrees above normal. It meant that this concert, performed entirely on instruments carved from Arctic ice, nearly didn\u2019t happen. It was almost too warm to have an ice concert in the Arctic.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#039;Ocean Memories&#039;: Greenpeace presents the world&#039;s most northerly ice music concert\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YvXiSGbfxUI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>We brought four musicians and an ice carving artist to the Arctic to give the ice its own voice to sing, as a representation of the fragility of the region and how close it is coming to melting away. &nbsp;It\u2019s an idea that only Greenpeace could pull off.<\/p>\n\n<p>The instruments, carved from pieces of ice that had already broken off the glacier, started melting away before they were even finished. It took over a week of searching and waiting for the right conditions before this idea could come to life.<\/p>\n\n<p>This was a once in a lifetime experience, not just for us but also for the musicians. With temperatures below -12 degrees celsius, the rhythms of chimes, horns, ice percussion and a cello blended together to send a message to the world\u2019s leaders: &nbsp;We need to protect at least 30% of our global oceans by 2030.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full wp-image-22014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/05\/d6b77bfd-gp0stt9s9_medium_res.jpg\" title=\"Protect the Oceans - Ice Concert\" alt=\"Protect the Oceans - Ice Concert\" class=\"wp-image-22014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/05\/d6b77bfd-gp0stt9s9_medium_res.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/05\/d6b77bfd-gp0stt9s9_medium_res-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/05\/d6b77bfd-gp0stt9s9_medium_res-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/05\/d6b77bfd-gp0stt9s9_medium_res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/05\/d6b77bfd-gp0stt9s9_medium_res-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An ice Cello is being transported by sledge to the ice music concert stage on the ice near Svalbard.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>A thriving ocean helps protect us from climate change. Carbon is naturally absorbed by plants and animals: it\u2019s 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\u2019s known as the oceans \u2018carbon pump\u2019, pulling carbon from the atmosphere and locking it away underwater. Damaged oceans would make climate change worse.<\/p>\n\n<p>The ice covered Arctic works like an air-conditioner for the planet, but as the ice melts it\u2019s contributing to the acceleration of the climate breakdown. What happens in this fragile corner of the world affects us all.<\/p>\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n<p>After the ice performance was done, the lead musician, Terje Isungset, said it better than I could:<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cYou have to treat ice with respect, otherwise it breaks. We should do the same with nature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Halvard Haga Raavand is an oceans campaigner with Greenpeace Norway<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"EmptyMessage\">Block content is empty. Check the block&#8217;s settings or remove it.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYou have to treat ice with respect, otherwise it breaks. 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