What a year! I’ve put together some of my top pics from 2021, from Greenland to Glasgow. Enjoy 🇬🇱👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

They say hindsight is 2020. When we look back on the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow, what will we remember?Sometimes numbers tell a story better than words or images can. The post-COP number that stands out for me is 2°C.At 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures we lose 99% of our coral reefs.

In June 2000 the MV ‘Treasure’ sank off Cape Town, spilling 400 tons of bunker oil, imperilling an entire population of African penguins. The response effort, led by South African non-profit SANCCOB was the largest animal rescue in history. 

There is time for reflection and review, and there is time for action.The coronavirus pandemic has given us a massive ‘timeout’. It has given us time to stop and review our actions and reflect on how we can do things better.

I have always seen Norway as a moral leader, with a long tradition of helping people in need. From the work of Fridtjof Nansen repatriating refugees, to Norway’s help in ending Apartheid, you will find Norwegian peace negotiators wherever there is conflict around the world.