Antinuclear

“Up till now, we basically had a stationary [East Antarctic] ice sheet, and now it’s started to move,” — Catherine Walker, NASA post-doctoral fellow.

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East Antarctica. Home to most of the world’s remaining land ice. Scientists previously thought that this last bastion of somewhat stable ice in the world would only slowly succumb to the slings and arrows of human-caused climate change. That its ice giants would still sleep for some time — giving the world more time to stave off or avoid worsening rates of sea level rise. Unfortunately, new evidence reveals that this is not the case. That the best time to act on sea level rise was 20+ years ago, and that the second best time to act, in cutting fossil fuel based CO2 emissions, is now.

(Warm water upwelling near East Antarctica’s Totten Glacier threatens to accelerate global sea level rise. Image source:

COP23: 350.org’s Position on a Pivotal Moment
This is a pivotal moment for global efforts to combat climate change.

Countries will either succumb to the forces of denial, like the Trump Administration, or move ahead to a clean energy future that works for all.
350.org is at COP23 to remind governments that people’s lives, livelihoods, homes, and futures are on the line, and to amplify the voices of communities around the world striving for climate justice.

This is the first time that a Pacific Island nation holds the presidency of the COP, and a historic moment in the climate justice movement.
We are here with partners from different parts of the world, to share evidence of climate impacts, and of communities’ resilience, whilst also highlighting the interconnectedness in the climate crisis and how it is being addressed.
We are here to:
Amplify and strengthen the climate leadership coming from Fiji…