Witches, Foxes & Rockies: An Arctic Learning Curve
summary
Greenland visits report specific shocks and workable levers: Arctic melts 2.5x faster than the globe, February sea‑ice hit a record low of ~1.79 million km², and 17 Nov saw >2°C for days — five‑year averages already show >1.5°C for months. Practical fixes include hydrogen steel projects (first final investment decisions underway), voting proxies and reallocating public equity ($46T market vs $1T VC) to scale solutions, and modest consumer costs like $600 for a net‑zero car. Philanthropy funds systems change (litigation, cities, wood building).
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Arctic learning journey
- 1:34Greenland with women scientists
- 3:23Greenland’s size and climate urgency
- 4:07Arctic ice melt consequences
- 6:17Climate thresholds surpassed
- 8:27Systemic change needed
- 11:19Industry’s green steel role
- 13:48Finance’s climate leverage
- 17:44Media’s climate communication
- 21:18Green transformation costs
- 24:29Policy for climate action
- 26:36Joy in climate work
- 27:20Philanthropy’s climate impact
- 28:47Faith and environment