Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/UN-Polar-Emergency-Panel-in-NY-27MZIFVJIE1A.htmlConceptually similarUN Polar Emergency Panel in NYGP0498JCompleted★★★★UN Polar Emergency Panel in NYGP0498PCompleted★★★★UN Polar Emergency Panel in NYGP0498MCompleted★★★★UN Polar Emergency Panel in NYGP0498NCompleted★★★★UN Polar Emergency Panel in NYGP0498OCompleted★★★★UN Polar Emergency Panel in NYGP0498KCompleted★★★★Gerd Leipold and Ban Ki-moonGP02HAICompleted★★★★Gerd Leipold and Ban Ki-moonGP02HAJCompleted★★★★Gerd Leipold and Ban Ki-moonGP02HAHCompleted★★★★View AllGP0498SUN Polar Emergency Panel in NYFrom left: NASA Climate Scientist James Hansen, Caroline Cannon, Inupiat leader and 2012 Goldman prize winner; K Subramanya, chief executive officer at Tata BP Solar India Ltd; Bryan Walsh, senior energy and environment writer for Time Magazine; Surendra Shrestha, regional director for Asia and the Pacific region of the United Nations Environmental Program; Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org, and Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace International; answer audience questions at Greenpeace's "The Polar Emergency" event.Locations:New York-New York-North America-United States of AmericaDate:19 Sep, 2012Credit:© Michael Nagle / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4884px X 3121pxKeywords:Audience-Climate (campaign title)-Conferences-Day-Indoors-Inupiat-KWCI (GPI)-Microphones-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-Small group of people-Speeches-United Nations (UN)Shoot:UN Polar Emergency Panel in NYAs the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly gets under way, Greenpeace International hosted an event to discuss dramatic changes in the Polar environment and debate an appropriate response from the international policy and political community. Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo, 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben, NASA Climate Scientist James Hansen, Caroline Cannon, Inupiat leader and 2012 Goldman prize winner, Solar Power expert, K Subramanya, former chief executive officer at Tata BP Solar India Ltd and Professor Wieslaw Maslowski, of the US Naval Postgraduate School participated in the event, moderated by Bryan Walsh, senior energy and environment writer for Time Magazine. The event occurred on the day that scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) released preliminary figures suggesting that Arctic sea ice has reached the lowest recorded extent since records began in 1979.Related Collections:Arctic Sunrise 'Save the Arctic' Tour (Photo + Video)
