climate change is one of the most important and controversial issues of
important and controversial issues of
important and controversial issues of our time hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
our time hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
our time hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the author of the big thaw
speaking with the author of the big thaw
speaking with the author of the big thaw at strew zyk about this debate do you
at strew zyk about this debate do you
at strew zyk about this debate do you agree that climate change is a man-made
agree that climate change is a man-made
agree that climate change is a man-made problem I think that it’s mainly a
problem I think that it’s mainly a
problem I think that it’s mainly a man-made problem we have to accept that
man-made problem we have to accept that
man-made problem we have to accept that variability is always part of the scene
variability is always part of the scene
variability is always part of the scene there was a time when we weren’t around
there was a time when we weren’t around
there was a time when we weren’t around where the Arctic was really warm and the
where the Arctic was really warm and the
where the Arctic was really warm and the reasons why we’re not really don’t
reasons why we’re not really don’t
reasons why we’re not really don’t understand but I think what’s happening
understand but I think what’s happening
understand but I think what’s happening now is largely it’s just human driven
now is largely it’s just human driven
now is largely it’s just human driven we’re burning a lot of fuels and those
we’re burning a lot of fuels and those
we’re burning a lot of fuels and those fuels are trapping a lot of the heat
fuels are trapping a lot of the heat
fuels are trapping a lot of the heat that we’re also pumping out what would
that we’re also pumping out what would
that we’re also pumping out what would you say to people who say that climate
you say to people who say that climate
you say to people who say that climate change is not a man-made phenomenon that
change is not a man-made phenomenon that
change is not a man-made phenomenon that it’s actually a natural part of the
it’s actually a natural part of the
it’s actually a natural part of the earth cycle get over it you know it’s
earth cycle get over it you know it’s
earth cycle get over it you know it’s the evidence is so overwhelming it
the evidence is so overwhelming it
the evidence is so overwhelming it really is like those people in the 18th
really is like those people in the 18th
really is like those people in the 18th century that believed the world was flat
century that believed the world was flat
century that believed the world was flat and I think we’re always going to have
and I think we’re always going to have
and I think we’re always going to have those deniers in our myths you’re not
those deniers in our myths you’re not
those deniers in our myths you’re not gonna get everybody agree to everything
gonna get everybody agree to everything
gonna get everybody agree to everything how does the fight for the Arctic affect
how does the fight for the Arctic affect
how does the fight for the Arctic affect climate change 40% of the world’s oil
climate change 40% of the world’s oil
climate change 40% of the world’s oil and gasses in the Arctic it represents
and gasses in the Arctic it represents
and gasses in the Arctic it represents trillions of dollars everybody wants a
trillions of dollars everybody wants a
trillions of dollars everybody wants a piece of that you know we’re seeing some
piece of that you know we’re seeing some
piece of that you know we’re seeing some pretty aggressive moves by the Russians
pretty aggressive moves by the Russians
pretty aggressive moves by the Russians you know planting a flag of the North
you know planting a flag of the North
you know planting a flag of the North Pole saying it’s ours
Pole saying it’s ours
Pole saying it’s ours China is saying it doesn’t belong to
China is saying it doesn’t belong to
China is saying it doesn’t belong to anybody it belongs to the world
anybody it belongs to the world
anybody it belongs to the world you know Denmark came over and claimed
you know Denmark came over and claimed
you know Denmark came over and claimed hands island so there’s a lot of
hands island so there’s a lot of
hands island so there’s a lot of posturing going on right now because
posturing going on right now because
posturing going on right now because everyone’s trying to you know claim
everyone’s trying to you know claim
everyone’s trying to you know claim their stake to the Arctic because they
their stake to the Arctic because they
their stake to the Arctic because they know that their economic future might
know that their economic future might
know that their economic future might depend on what happens up there so what
depend on what happens up there so what
depend on what happens up there so what would you say these countries need to do
would you say these countries need to do
would you say these countries need to do to help solve the problem have an Arctic
to help solve the problem have an Arctic
to help solve the problem have an Arctic treaty get all of the countries in the
treaty get all of the countries in the
treaty get all of the countries in the world that have a stake in the Arctic
world that have a stake in the Arctic
world that have a stake in the Arctic sign the treaty let’s figure out a
sign the treaty let’s figure out a
sign the treaty let’s figure out a management plan how we going to manage
management plan how we going to manage
management plan how we going to manage this world in the future how we’re going
this world in the future how we’re going
this world in the future how we’re going to end a climate change how were you
to end a climate change how were you
to end a climate change how were you going to handle polar bears better and
going to handle polar bears better and
going to handle polar bears better and threatened
threatened
threatened everybody’s got to get their heads
everybody’s got to get their heads
everybody’s got to get their heads together and figure out that we’ve got a
together and figure out that we’ve got a
together and figure out that we’ve got a problem it’s one of the great public
problem it’s one of the great public
problem it’s one of the great public policy challenges I think of our time
policy challenges I think of our time
policy challenges I think of our time and we need an international solution to
and we need an international solution to
and we need an international solution to it as well as a nationalist
it as well as a nationalist
it as well as a nationalist into it
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