Turn off the taps

Refusing turn off the oil taps means keeping the taps on for sea level rise. Accelerated ice melt and ocean expansion to has already caused the rate of sea level rise to double in the last 30 years. Unless leaders double down on transitioning away from fossil fuels, the terrible impacts of sea level rise will only increase further – affecting every country with a coastline, including those who continue to obstruct increased decarbonisation efforts.

James Kirkham, chief science adviser, International Cryosphere Climate Initiative, an NGO