Arctic Impressions: The Northwestpassage. ❄️ A legendary sea route of early Explorers, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean and Ice Shield. First crossed by Roald Amundsen in 1906, it was barley shippable for centuries due to pack ice. 🧊

As a result of global warming, the Arctic Ice shield is shrinking considerably since the last decades, which threatens the global climatic balance and survival of the wildlife.
Another often overlooked risk are the large permafrost soils which currently act as CO2 buffers. Their ongoing meltdown may push global warming beyond an irreversible tipping point.

With the Northwestpassage 🇨🇦/🇺🇸 and Northeastpassage 🇷🇺 being increasingly navigable as trade routes, and in combination with unexploited natural resources, the Arctic will become a new geopolitical powerhouse of the 21st century.

Even as a car guy and cosmopolitan traveler, I’m now checking with more mindfulness which CO2 emissions are really necessary.

Here are some inspirational views to lift the mood in challenging times!💡And to boost your Ambition on global Sustainability Initiatives, e.g. on Electrification 🚙🔋, Decarbonization 🏭, or CircularEconomy 🔄, to name a few. 🌳🌍👍

Your thoughts and questions are always welcome. 🖊

Spot the difference?

This is Cunningham Glacier, on Devon Island, in the Canadian Arctic. 🇨🇦

Or the rest of it. Here a comparison to an earlier Expedition a decade ago - a blink of an eye in earth’s development terms.

An eye-opening example of global warming and climate change, highly relevant for any responsible global Business, Citizen, and Leader.

And perspectives which make even car guys like me think deeper on priorities. 🚗 🔋

The increasingly ice-free Northwestpassage has further, relevant economic and geopolitical implications. E.g., for global trade, defense, and national interests in natural resources. 🌎 

Here some impressions of the Expedition crossing the Northwestpassage on Board the MS Bremen, and a polar bear encounter in the Ice. Note that the bears need the Ice Shelf to hunt and survive.

Here some impressions of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ilulissat Ice Fjord, Greenland: A walk, flight, and zodic cruise in the bay.