I attended yesterday an extremely interesting conference on Arctic Science International Law and climate change.

We know that the planet is now over heated, but the Arctic is burning. Here the temperature increased twice as much as on the rest of the planet.

Reduced sea ice is very likely to increase fisheries exploitation, oil and gas drilling and emissions from marine transport: these opportunities make the Arctic the “new frontier” in economic and political terms. But the impact of such increase on the ecosystem can be enormous and disastrous.

There, we will be faced again with the enduring dichotomy between economic opportunities and environmental risks, a modern version of the dilemma of ancient Greek tragedies: Man against Nature. And we already know the winner.

The Arctic will test our ability to work together and our willingness to put environmental protection, sustainability and public safety first. Read the full entry

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