Because climate change caused by excess carbon emissions is killing the planet and all, billionaire businessman, philanthropist and possible 2020 presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg helped finance this public art project that flew in giant hunks of ice from Greenland to London so people can watch them melt:
Public art reminds us that it’s possible to think differently and boldly. With #COP24 underway in Poland, our hope is that #IceWatchLondon, a public art piece by @OlafurEliasson with support from @BloombergDotOrg, will inspire new action on climate. https://t.co/FhikCUzM7v pic.twitter.com/nDhq4y6nIw
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) December 11, 2018
They want you to come and touch the ice and feel the global warming in action:
Ice Watch is now counting down in London – come and feel it! @GeorgeMonbiot @the_eco_thought @CoHedegaard @NaomiCampbell @schaefer_berlin @climatemorgan @JesseParisSmith @SadiqKhan @yokoono @itspetergabriel @FRANKOCEANinfo @NaomiAKlein @ESMERALDAmusic @WayneMcGregor pic.twitter.com/Kb1bhpGcZo
— StudioOlafurEliasson (@olafureliasson) December 11, 2018
Since the historic low temperature in London is about 37°F in December, there’s a pretty good chance that the ice will melt:
Ice Watch has landed and the sun is up in London – come join us!@WWF @KlimaWWF @350 @Greenpeace @GreenpeaceUK @Connect4Climate @AmazonWatch @GoodEnergy @Peoples_Climate @EcoWatch @climatevisuals @LittleSun @Pathway2Paris @ClimateCentral @ClimateOutreach @BloombergDotOrg pic.twitter.com/cF9ixGyUec
— StudioOlafurEliasson (@olafureliasson) December 11, 2018
We assume Mike Bloomberg bought some climate credits to cover the carbon cost of this little stunt, right?
Ice Watch is coming to London! #icewatchlondon
24 blocks of glacial ice will be arranged in a circular grove on Bankside outside @tate, and six additional blocks outside Bloomberg's European headquarters @BloombergDotOrg
Follow the journey of the ice: https://t.co/t10pSyxsvH pic.twitter.com/MgNSFQfaWq— StudioOlafurEliasson (@olafureliasson) December 6, 2018
Because these machines don’t run on unicorn tears:
Glacial ice astray – why are these blocks of ice appearing in London? Displaced. Strangers. Nature at the heart of civilisation and capital. The blocks have travelled from afar. What happens in the Arctic, doesn't stay in the Arctic. #Icewatchlondonhttps://t.co/IW5v3KLc4k pic.twitter.com/fC83eRTVJc
— StudioOlafurEliasson (@olafureliasson) December 10, 2018
According to the artist, the carbon footprint of bringing the ice to London “is about the same as bringing a person to Nuuk, Greenland, and back,” which is impossible to believe:
The carbon footprint for bringing a piece of ice to London is about the same as bringing a person to Nuuk, Greenland, and back “ ,@olafureliasson #icewatch
— Andreas Roepstorff (@aroepstorff) December 11, 2018
How about some media fact-checks on this one, ‘eh?
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