INTERVIEW
In the program Is not a life in life , on Europe 1, Nicolas Vanier says his concern about global warming. At the microphone of Isabelle Morizet, the director relies on what he could observe, especially in Lapland, where he tells in his book Give me wings, have seen what he calls "drunken forests" where the trees fall. A striking contrast to his first trip to the Arctic Circle when he was 17, in 1979. "These are the most visual manifestations of global warming Permafrost, which is the natural cement on which everything stands in the Far North , is thawing in some places in Siberia, Lapland or Alaska, "says the filmmaker.
And the first effects of this thaw can be seen on forests, especially in Lapland. "All that is on the permafrost is breaking the face.Forests fall, it looks like the game of mikado.It is a concrete manifestation of global warming that I could observe with my eyes and my heart, that's what made me want to talk about this concern, "he continues.
"The thawing of permafrost could have dramatic consequences"
Another problem according to the writer: thawing permafrost releases methane, which feeds this global warming. "This is a concrete and visual manifestation: the methane released is mixed with the gas we emit ourselves by burning fossil fuels, which causes even more thawing of permafrost, so even more methane, and this gives a runaway the alarming consequences of which have been simulated and measured by the Giec If we go beyond the fateful threshold of the 2.5 or three degrees of global warming, what we are heading for, the Earth will finally warm up by six or seven degrees . " The effects would be dramatic according to Nicolas Vanier, who speaks of a 98% disappearance of species on the planet, including the human species. "There would be only ants and beetles," he says.
In his latest film, Give me wings , Nicolas Vanier is inspired by the true story of a scientist who saved endangered wild geese to raise awareness of biodiversity issues.