Robert Swan: Explorer and Environmental Leader

HONG KONG, April 2, 2008 - Antarctica, for years, was thought to be largely impervious to the effects of climate change. Yet the collapse of the Larsen-B ice shelf in 2003 and the melting of a mass of ice the size of California two years later were attributed to an increase in temperature. Polar explorer and environmental leader Robert Swan, the first person to walk to both the North and South Poles, has dedicated his life to promote recycling, renewable energy, and sustainability in order to combat global warming, and to the preservation of Antarctica. Here he recounts his epic journeys to the North and South Poles and outlines his passion to motivate, engage, and educate industry, business, and youth on environmental protection.

Robert Swan