Categories: Cryosphere Capsules

COP29 Video of the Week: Slow Onset, High Impact – What Permafrost Means for the Global 1.5°C Target

Permafrost plays a critical role when calculating current and future carbon emissions. Senior researchers explain recent trends in permafrost thaw, and outline future carbon dioxide and methane emissions from this thaw under multiple emissions scenarios, including our current climate trajectory. They go into depth about the state of monitoring, measuring, and accounting for these emissions. Speakers included Dr. Jennifer Watts, Arctic Program Director, Woodwell Climate Research Center; Dr. Elchin Jafarov, Senior Research Scientist, Permafrost Pathways, Woodwell; Fabian Seemann, Alfred Wegener Institute; and Dr. Gustaf Hugelius, Vice Director of the Bolin Centre of Climate Research, Stockholm University. Note: some of the on-site COP29 portions of this video have competing noise, but turning on closed captions (button in the bottom right corner) can help.

Video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA2UkJD35_c

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