Our Burning Planet webinar supported by Absa
Tuesday, 16 November at 7pm SAST
Battleground Antarctica
Join climate journalist Tiara Walters and New Zealand-based specialist on Antarctic governance Prof Alan Hemmings as they unpack the latest international investigation uncovering Russia’s large-scale combing of the Southern Ocean for oil and gas.
We hope to see you there as our esteemed panelists help us know more, know better. Scroll down to learn more about the discussants.
Important points to consider before the discussion...
The Antarctic Treaty churns out top climate science — while also letting the rich and powerful probe Earth’s last unmined frontier for Southern Ocean fossil fuels
Cape Town is used as a key logistics port to search for supergiant oil fields in the Antarctic, despite South Africa incorporating a climate response into its new Antarctic strategy
Controversially, six decades into Antarctic Treaty governance, a liability clause protecting Antarctica against environmental emergencies has yet to be ratified by all treaty nations
The Antarctic Treaty reserves an entire continent for peace and science, yet all sorts of questionable activities have been laundered through the treaty's "freedom of scientific investigation" cornerstone, from Japan's currently halted "scientific" whaling programme through to ongoing fossil fuel research
Tiara Walters
Climate Journalist
Daily Maverick
Webinar Host
Professor Alan Hemmings
Antarctic Governance Specialist