STORY: One Planet - Polar Summit held in Paris
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:34
LOCATION: Paris
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the One Planet - Polar Summit
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OLIVIER POIVRE D'ARVOR, French Ambassador for the Poles and Maritime Issues
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANGEL GUIRRA, President of Paris Peace Forum
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JEAN JOUZEL, French paleoclimatologist

STORYLINE:

The One Planet - Polar Summit is taking place from Wednesday to Friday in Paris.

The summit aims to strengthen international cooperation to preserve the cryosphere and glacial and polar biodiversity.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OLIVIER POIVRE D'ARVOR, French Ambassador for Poles and Maritime Issues
"Glaciers and poles, it's 12 percent of the land in the world, which is a lot. What happens to affect the world due to the effects of climate change is the terrible collapse crisis affair. That will affect the sea level rise, which will probably be 2 meters on the global scale, but also the lack of water, for the people living by the glacier. So we have organized that meeting with scientists, with NGOs, with leaders."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANGEL GUIRRA, President of Paris Peace Forum
"The Arctic pole, this is about the polar summit but also about the glaciers, which are melting as you know. All over the world, they are melting, they are disappearing. And we have to keep that invaluable source of water, first of all. But second, because they are part of our ecology, they are part of the ecosystem of the world. We really need them to be preserved, we really need them to be conservative but also to be protected against the action of mankind itself, so there is a lot to do. Clearly the polar and the glaciers are part of the overall situation to create a better world, to create a more peaceful environment."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JEAN JOUZEL, French paleoclimatologist
"I've worked for 50 years on the climate and environment. This issue should continue and should be realized at the top level."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Paris.
(XHTV)