The Arctic is more impacted by global warming than any other place in the world.
The Arctic ice is melting
For the people and animals that live in the Arctic’s unique environment climate change is not a debate; it’s a daily reality. And with the world growing warmer, Arctic ice is melting even faster, threatening their safety and way of life.
Already in the past 30 years, we’ve seen areas of Arctic sea ice melt that are larger than Norway, Sweden and Denmark combined.
Why the Arctic matters for global warming
Nowhere is climate change more obvious than in the Arctic. And the Arctic helps to regulate the world’s temperature, so as more Arctic ice melts the warmer our world becomes.
Here are the facts:
Melting ice speeds up climate change
Global warming is causing Arctic ice to melt — ice reflects sunlight, while water absorbs it. When the Arctic ice melts, the oceans around it absorb more sunlight and heat up, making the world warmer as a result.
Sea levels are rising
Over the past century, the global average sea level has risen four to eight inches. Melting Arctic ice is expected to speed up sea level rise. Some experts even estimate that the oceans will rise as much as 23 feet by 2100, which would flood major coastal cities and submerge some small island countries, causing untold devastation.
But wait, there’s oil in the Arctic
Even though there’s oil in the Arctic Ocean, our dependence on oil is what’s causing climate change in the first place, but that hasn’t stopped big corporations like Shell and Exxon Mobil from trying to exploit the Arctic. Burning more fossil fuels is the last thing we should be doing if we hope to prevent the worst effects of climate change.
Some good news
The good news is that there’s still a chance to limit the damage.
By preventing drilling, we can protect the Arctic for the millions of people and animals that call it home and stop fossil fuel companies from making climate change worse. Our planet is too precious to be exploited for corporate profits.
Department of Energy’s go-to firm helped prepare Alaska LNG’s bogus climate assessment
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The high cost of cheap tuna: US supermarkets, sustainability, and human rights at sea (3rd edition)
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In the Dark: How Social Media Companies’ Climate Disinformation Problem is Hidden from the Public
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Briefing: U.S. Oil and Gas Companies Set to Make Tens of Billions More from Wartime Oil Prices in 2022
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The Climate Emergency Unpacked: How Consumer Goods Companies are Fueling Big Oil’s Plastic Expansion
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Research Brief: Environmental Justice Across Industrial Sectors
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Comments Concerning the Ranking of Taiwan by the U.S. Department of State in the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report
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Greenpeace USA Submission to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
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Policy Briefing: Remediation of Orphan Oil & Gas Wells in COVID-19 Stimulus
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Meet the Oil Executives Visiting the White House to Discuss ‘Relief’ for the Industry With Trump
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Choppy Waters – Forced Labor and Illegal Fishing in Taiwan’s Distant Water Fisheries
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Greenpeace Report: Carbon Impacts of Reinstating the U.S. Crude Export Ban
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Greenpeace Report: Guide to Greener Electronics 2017
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Greenpeace Report: Guide to Greener Electronics 2017
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Koch Industries: Still Fueling Climate Denial 2011 Update
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I am confident that we can reach this goal [of GHG emissions reduction targets], while also ensuring sustainable and equitable economic growth for our people.
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The True Cost of Coal – An Investigation into Coal Ash in China
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How Sinar Mas is expanding its empires of destruction
Sinar Mas group is notorious for its destruction of millions of acres of Indonesian rainforest, peatland and wildlife habitat. Two divisions within the group lead the destruction: pulp and palm…
Dealing in Doubt (pdf) was authored by Cindy Baxter in 2013. The report describes organized attacks on climate science, scientists and scientific institutions like the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
“How Dirty Is Your Data?” is the first ever report on the energy choices made by IT companies including Akamai, Amazon.com (Amazon Web Services), Apple, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft,…
Tuna is the world’s favorite fish. It can be found from high-end sushi restaurants in Tokyo to family shopping trolleys in North American supermarkets and the dinner plates of Pacific island communities. With the world’s appetite for tuna now greater than what our oceans can sustain, tuna stocks globally are coming under pressure, suffering from…
Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine
Download report: Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine (2010) Executive summary: Koch Industries has become a financial kingpin of climate science denial and clean energy opposition. This private, out-of-sight…
There is an increasing demand for greener, longer-lasting electronic devices, and the industry has shown progress is possible. When companies apply their know-how and innovative spirit, change can happen, from…
Nuclear Reactor Hazards, Ongoing Dangers of Operating Nuclear
A comprehensive assessment of the hazards of operational reactors, new ‘evolutionary’ designs and future reactor concepts and the risks associated with the management of spent nuclear fuel, this report describes…
The nuclear power industry is attempting to exploit the climate crisis by aggressively promoting nuclear technology as a “low-carbon” means of generating electricity. Nuclear power claims to be safe, cost-effective,…
Download document Executive summary: Zero deforestation is a climate imperative Forests play a vital role in stabilizing the world’s climate by storing large amounts of carbon that would otherwise contribute…
The Greener Electronics Guide is our way of getting the electronics industry to take responsibility for the entire life cycle of its products. We want it to face up to…
Amazon Cattle Footprint, Mato Grosso: State of Destruction
Download document Executive summary: Cattle ranching is the primary driver of forest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon, with 79.5% of deforested land used for cattle pasture. Using specialized techniques to…
Traditionally considered the cheapest fuel around, the market price for coal ignores its most significant impacts. These so-called “external costs” manifests themselves as damages such as respiratory diseases, mining accidents,…
Pushed to the Brink: The oceans and climate change
It is a matter of serious concern that the oceans are being systematically degraded and are in decline. The most immediate and significant threat to the oceans is overfishing and…
A four-month-long undercover investigation by Greenpeace uncovers some of the whaling industry’s dirtiest secrets — including embezzlement of whale meat from the taxpayer-subsidized program.
Executive summary – Turning Up the Heat : Global Warming and the Degradation of Canada’s Boreal Forest
Download document Executive summary: Executive summary Canada’s Boreal Forest is dense with life. Richly populated with plants, birds, animals, and trees; home to hundreds of communities; and a wellspring…
Instead of pursuing further liberalization, states should ensure existing international law is implemented fully and establish new rules to ensure sustainable and equitable management of the high seas. Furthermore, developing…
The threat of climate change demands nothing short of an Energy Revolution–a transformation that has already started, as renewable energy markets exhibit huge and steady growth. In the first global…