was ice melt discussed, preventing ice melt, global warming aspects?
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Chair Scully: A general point about Antarctica and the polar regions, they are victims of what’s going on elsewhere in the world rather than the sources of… (Leora Bulk): Sorry, that’s what I meant. I know they’re not the sources. Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Chair Scully: But secondly, what was emphasized in particular was the kind of science that’s going on in the Antarctic, which is leading to the understanding of the changes that are taking place in the global climate. And in fact, how those changes may affect — particularly activities in the Antarctic — but also the contribution that that research can make to understanding how climate changes are going to affect the planet as a whole. And so a major emphasis was on promoting that science, and ensuring that that science is supported and efforts are redoubled in that regard – particularly emerging from the national polar year. So there’s a major emphasis on trying to make sure that
