The fossil fuel companies Shell and Gazprom have ambitious plans to exploit the Arctic’s oil and gas reserves. Scientists have made it clear that to avoid the worst impacts of a hot planet (ie 6 degree temperature increase) we must leave the vast majority of carbon reserves underground. Arctic drilling increases global warming and imperils Arctic ecology. We know that drilling for oil and gas inevitably leads to spills. To make matters worse Gazprom’s old and outdated drilling equipment present an elevated level of risk. Drilling in the Arctic will devastate the region’s fragile ecosystem which is already suffering from a warming world.
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