Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join Dr. Peter Carter, Paul Beckwith and Regina Valdez as they discuss President Biden’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project, a massive and decadeslong oil drilling venture on Alaska’s North Slope in the National Petroleum Reserve, which is owned by the federal government.
This video was recorded on March 15th, 2023, and published on April 1st, 2023, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.
Some of the topics discussed:
- Biden’s backing out of a promise made during the 2020 presidential campaign of “No more drilling on federal lands, period.”
- How there will be a need to build a whole infrastructure of roads in one of the largest remaining pristine areas in the USA.
- The studies in both Canada and globally of how young people say that climate change is affecting them day to day and in many cases resulting in the decision to not have children.
- How the International Energy Agency (IEA) provided the very grim news that fossil fuel CO2 emissions are now at a record high.
- How China is accelerating its coal mining by mining more coal than any other nation in the world and how the world economy is not working for our future on the planet.
- and much more. . .
Links:
- Willow Project
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_project
- Biden's approval of Wllow Project shows inconsistency of US's First 'climate president'
theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/14/biden-president-approved-alaska-willow-project
- Short Term Energy Outlook - STEO - March 2023 (pdf)
eia.gov/outlooks/steo/pdf/steo_full.pdf
- China turns back to coal as record heatwave causes power shortages
cnn.com/2022/08/23/economy/china-coal-reliance-heat-wave-intl-hnk/index.html
- China permits two new coal power plants per week in 2022
globalenergymonitor.org/press-release/china-permits-two-new-coal-power-plants-per-week-in-2022
- Superorganism or Super Predator? (CEF Video)
youtu.be/aTgTB5sV9pA
- The Effects of Global Warming in Alaska
pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ean08.sci.ess.earthsys.lpgwalaska/the-effects-of-global-warming-in-alaska
- Arctic ice has seen an ‘irreversible’ thinning since 2007, study says
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/15/artic-sea-irreversible-low
- Fossil Fuels
ourworldindata.org/fossil-fuels
- Oil Production - Our World in Data
ourworldindata.org/grapher/oil-production-by-country
- CO2 Emissions in 2022
iea.org/reports/co2-emissions-in-2022
- Climate emotions and anxiety among young people in Canada: A national survey and call to action
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278223000032
- Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519621002783
- MEER Update - November 2022 (CEF Video)
youtube.com/watch?v=OZZi7lvM8hQ&list=PLTD-F8Igr8KN_OqJj1_oaLPUg3FCF56Aa&index=4&t=2s
- MEER
meer.org
- Marine Cloud Brightening (CEF Video)
youtube.com/watch?v=o-0h14RFq4M&list=PLTD-F8Igr8KMmqcB8xvyedSPZyPAAFwM0&index=6
- Marine Cloud Brightening
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_cloud_brightening
- Prof. Stephen Salter
eng.ed.ac.uk/about/people/prof-stephen-salter
- A Plan for Climate Restoration (CEF Video)
youtube.com/watch?v=udjV3WKTlzw&list=PLTD-F8Igr8KN_OqJj1_oaLPUg3FCF56Aa&index=7
Panelists:
Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute
Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa in the Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University
Regina Valdez - Program Director, Climate Reality Project, NYC. GreenFaith Fellow and LEED Green Associate
Video Production:
Charles Gregoire - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader
Heidi Brault - Video production and website assistant, Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP28 team lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum; BA (Psychology); Climate Reality Leader
Our Website:
climateemergencyforum.org
Attributions:
Background Music:
- Title: Through the City II
- Author: Crowander
- Source: Free Music Archive
- License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Image and Video: Image and Video: climateemergencyforum.org/assets/attributions/2023/2023-04-01-pumpin-up-the-carbon.html
#fossilfuels #willowproject #alaska
Join Dr. Peter Carter, Paul Beckwith and Regina Valdez as they discuss President Biden’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project, a massive and decadeslong oil drilling venture on Alaska’s North Slope in the National Petroleum Reserve, which is owned by the federal government.
This video was recorded on March 15th, 2023, and published on April 1st, 2023, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.
Some of the topics discussed:
- Biden’s backing out of a promise made during the 2020 presidential campaign of “No more drilling on federal lands, period.”
- How there will be a need to build a whole infrastructure of roads in one of the largest remaining pristine areas in the USA.
- The studies in both Canada and globally of how young people say that climate change is affecting them day to day and in many cases resulting in the decision to not have children.
- How the International Energy Agency (IEA) provided the very grim news that fossil fuel CO2 emissions are now at a record high.
- How China is accelerating its coal mining by mining more coal than any other nation in the world and how the world economy is not working for our future on the planet.
- and much more. . .
Links:
- Willow Project
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_project
- Biden's approval of Wllow Project shows inconsistency of US's First 'climate president'
theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/14/biden-president-approved-alaska-willow-project
- Short Term Energy Outlook - STEO - March 2023 (pdf)
eia.gov/outlooks/steo/pdf/steo_full.pdf
- China turns back to coal as record heatwave causes power shortages
cnn.com/2022/08/23/economy/china-coal-reliance-heat-wave-intl-hnk/index.html
- China permits two new coal power plants per week in 2022
globalenergymonitor.org/press-release/china-permits-two-new-coal-power-plants-per-week-in-2022
- Superorganism or Super Predator? (CEF Video)
youtu.be/aTgTB5sV9pA
- The Effects of Global Warming in Alaska
pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ean08.sci.ess.earthsys.lpgwalaska/the-effects-of-global-warming-in-alaska
- Arctic ice has seen an ‘irreversible’ thinning since 2007, study says
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/15/artic-sea-irreversible-low
- Fossil Fuels
ourworldindata.org/fossil-fuels
- Oil Production - Our World in Data
ourworldindata.org/grapher/oil-production-by-country
- CO2 Emissions in 2022
iea.org/reports/co2-emissions-in-2022
- Climate emotions and anxiety among young people in Canada: A national survey and call to action
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278223000032
- Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519621002783
- MEER Update - November 2022 (CEF Video)
youtube.com/watch?v=OZZi7lvM8hQ&list=PLTD-F8Igr8KN_OqJj1_oaLPUg3FCF56Aa&index=4&t=2s
- MEER
meer.org
- Marine Cloud Brightening (CEF Video)
youtube.com/watch?v=o-0h14RFq4M&list=PLTD-F8Igr8KMmqcB8xvyedSPZyPAAFwM0&index=6
- Marine Cloud Brightening
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_cloud_brightening
- Prof. Stephen Salter
eng.ed.ac.uk/about/people/prof-stephen-salter
- A Plan for Climate Restoration (CEF Video)
youtube.com/watch?v=udjV3WKTlzw&list=PLTD-F8Igr8KN_OqJj1_oaLPUg3FCF56Aa&index=7
Panelists:
Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute
Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa in the Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University
Regina Valdez - Program Director, Climate Reality Project, NYC. GreenFaith Fellow and LEED Green Associate
Video Production:
Charles Gregoire - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader
Heidi Brault - Video production and website assistant, Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP28 team lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum; BA (Psychology); Climate Reality Leader
Our Website:
climateemergencyforum.org
Attributions:
Background Music:
- Title: Through the City II
- Author: Crowander
- Source: Free Music Archive
- License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Image and Video: Image and Video: climateemergencyforum.org/assets/attributions/2023/2023-04-01-pumpin-up-the-carbon.html
#fossilfuels #willowproject #alaska
