We’re reaching the endgame on the climate crisis, as news from both poles made clear this week. In the Antarctic, researchers reported first data from uncrewed submarine trips beneath the crucial Thwaites Glacier, suggesting unpinning and retreat. Further, as Alaska and Siberia warm, summer lightning over the tundra could increase a hundred and fifty per cent by 2100, igniting fires in the vast peatlands. What’s true of government—that we need a full commitment from it—is true of business, too, as with the public-relations industry.
Bill McKibben. New Yorker. April 14, 2021.
