Commenting on the news that the Arctic sea ice has reached its annual minimum extent for 2015 and is the fourth lowest extent on record, Greenpeace International Spokesperson Ben Ayliffe said:
“2015
is the hottest year ever recorded and the Arctic is vanishing before
our eyes. This ought to be a stark warning, but for the likes of Shell,
which is now drilling in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea, it’s a chance to head
north to look for more of the oil that has caused the sea ice to melt in
the first place.
“We
don’t need any more satellite images of shrinking sea ice to tell us
that urgent action is needed to protect the far north. It’s time for
governments, business and people the world over to respond and the most
obvious place to start is by calling a halt to Shell’s reckless search
for Arctic oil. We’re never going to find the solutions to the melting
Arctic at the bottom of an Alaskan oil well.”
