ATLAS : Tipping Points

BENEATH THE SURFACE Pancharee Rujiraarporn

Location

Research on the climate changing point of the Arctic Ice Sheet.

Infrastructure

Investigation of UPS parcel distribution internal system.

Area of Study

- International Realtions - Economical Relations - Life Cycle - Social Realtion

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Nature is Culture

- Habitation

- Intrusion

- Nature Talking Back

- Carbon Emission

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- Resources - Supply Chain

03 Amnesia

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- Packaging Track

Pot of Gold - Economy War - Petroleum - Worldport

05 Compass - Nostalgia - Acceleration - Ecology - Economy

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LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM

H A B I TAT I O N

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IN 2016, SHELL CREATED A NEW ENERGIES BUSINESS TO CONTINUE EXPLORING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN AREAS INCLUDING BIOFUELS, HYDROGEN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.

SAVETHEARCTIC

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SHELL ENDED THE OFFSHORE EXPLORATION DRILLING OPERATIONS IN ALASKA IN SEPTEMBER 2015.

N AT U R E TA L K I N G B A C K ALBEDO EFFECT - THE LESS WHITE AREA WE HAVE, THE LESS SUN REFLECTION SURFACE WE HAVE ON EARTH.

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U n ited Pa rc el S e r v ice / Arct ic I ce S h e e t 06 THE ARCTIC ICE SHEET CONTAINS 10% OF THE WORLD’S FRESH WATER. WITH THE CURRENT GLOBAL WARMING SITUATION, WINTER PRODUCES MORE ICE THAT IT HAS EVER BEFORE HOWEVER, THE RATE ALTOGETHER IS STILL A DECLINE.

ARCTIC SEA ICE REACHES ITS MINIMUM EACH SEPTEMBER. SEPTEMBER ARCTIC SEA ICE IS NOW DECLINING AT A RATE OF 12.85 PERCENT PER DECADE, RELATIVE TO THE 1981 TO 2010 AVERAGE. THE AVERAGE YEARLY ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT EACH SEPTEMBER SINCE 1979, DERIVED FROM SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS. AIMING FOR THE NORTH POLE ESSENTIALLY, THERE’S A WORRY THAT AS SEA ICE RETREATS, THE WORLD’S COMMERCIAL FISHING FLEETS WILL PENETRATE FARTHER NORTH. THEY WOULD BE FOLLOWING FISH STOCKS THAT ARE SHIFTING CLOSER TO THE NORTH POLE AS THEY SEEK OUT COOLER WATERS IN THE FACE OF A WARMING OCEAN. IN RECENT YEARS, LESS OF THE ARCTIC’S HIGH SEAS HAVE BEEN COVERED BY SEA ICE. THE PORTION OF THE CAO WHERE SEA ICE COVER IS THE LOWEST IS JUST NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT, CLOSE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND WITHIN REACH OF ASIAN SHIPPING FLEETS. IN SEPTEMBER OF RECENT YEARS WHEN SEA ICE REACHES ITS ANNUAL MINIMUM, THIS AREA HAS GENERALLY CONSISTED OF OPEN WATER.

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WHEN THE ICE SHEET MELTS, METHANE WILL THEN BE PRODUCED FROM THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN MICROORGANISMS. METHANE, BEING ONE OF THE LARGEST PORTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS, WILL REFLECT UV RAYS BACK TO EARTH.

RESOURCES AND CONTAINS A QUARTER OF WORLD’S NATURAL GAS RESOURCE

THE ARCTIC SEABED CONTAINS ONE-TENTH OF THE WORLD’S OIL

RUSSIAN ARCTIC/ARCTIC CANADA/ ALASKA/NORWAY ARE LEADING PRODUCERS OF THE ARCTIC NATURAL GAS

THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC HOLDS 80% OF THE OIL RESOURCE

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FISHERIES IN THE CENTRAL ARCTIC OCEAN ARE NOT OVERFISHED, AS NO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY OCCURS IN ITS OFTEN ICEBOUND WATERS. THE CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT FROM LAST WEEK’S MEETING OF THE NEGOTIATING PARTIES IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WHICH WAS THE SIXTH MEETING IN TWO YEARS DURING WHICH THE AGREEMENT WAS DISCUSSED, EXPLAINED: “COMMERCIAL FISHING HAS NEVER BEEN KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THIS AREA, NOR IS IT LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE CHANGING CONDITIONS OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN, THE GOVERNMENTS IN QUESTION DEVELOPED THIS AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH TO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.”

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THE FREE-FOR-FALL NATURE OF THE HIGH SEAS HAS LED TO EXPLOITATION OF THEIR FISHERIES, PARTICULARLY AS THE TECHNOLOGY HAS IMPROVED TO ALLOW FISHING FLEETS TO REACH FARTHER AND DEEPER THAN EVER BEFORE. A REPORT PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION IN 2006 FOUND THAT TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD’S HIGH SEAS FISH STOCKS WERE BEING OVERFISHED, INCLUDING SPECIES LIKE PATAGONIAN TOOTHFISH AND ORANGE ROUGHY.

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RUSSIAN FISHING BANNED

WHO DO WE TRUST?

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MORE THAN 8.5 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED WITHIN THE MAILING AND SHIPPING INDUSTRY, WHICH SUPPORTS ALMOST $1 TRILLION DOLLARS IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.

SUPPLYING MEDICATION TO HOUSEBOUND PATIENTS FOR AMERICANS WITH ILLNESSES THAT LEAVE THEM HOUSEBOUND BUT AREN’T SERIOUS ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY THE EXPENSE OF FULL-TIME HOME HEALTHCARE, THE POSTAL SERVICE’S NEXT-DAY MAILING SERVICE AND SIX DAY SCHEDULE HELP TO PREVENT COMPLICATIONS THAT CAN ARISE DUE TO MISSED MEDICATION.

A SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOR SMALLER TOWNS ESPECIALLY, POST OFFICES STILL SERVE AS A HUB OF THE COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS. IT’S NOT UNUSUAL TO FIND BULLETIN BOARDS ADVERTISING SERVICES INSIDE THE POST OFFICE, ALONG WITH A FEELING OF LOCAL PRIDE. ON A LARGER SCALE, EVEN SEASONED URBANITES TEND TO VIEW THE POST OFFICE AS A LINK TO BOTH COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT.

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N AT U R E I S C U LT U R E

#PROTECTUS

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# S AV E T H E A R C T I C

INTRUSION

KEY LARGE & MEDIUM HARBOR SHIP ROUTES CARGO SHIPS AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT VESSELS, INCLUDING ICEBREAKERS, ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE TRAFFIC IN THE ARCTIC. THE NUMBER OF TOURISM-RELATED SHIPPING ACTIVITY AND PRIVATE YACHTS IS INCREASING. THE MAIN TRANSPORT CORRIDORS IN THE ARCTIC, THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE IN CANADA AND THE ARCTIC BRIDGE FROM CANADA TO EUROPE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE MARITIME TRAFFIC IN THE RECENT YEARS. THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE IS THE SHORTEST ROUTE BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION IS COMPETING WITH TRADITIONAL TRADE LINES. BETWEEN 2016 AND 2017 THE CARGO VOLUME IN NORTHERN SEA ROUTE INCREASED BY NEARLY 40%. IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC THE TRAFFIC HAS ALMOST TRIPLED BETWEEN 1990-2015.

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E X P E C TAT I O N S

REALITY

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CARBONNEUTRAL® SHIPMENT IS A PROPRIETARY TRADEMARK OF NATURAL CAPITAL PARTNERS AND IS A WORLD-LEADING BRAND MARK WHICH GUARANTEES THE QUALITY AND CREDIBILITY OF THE UPS CARBON NEUTRAL SHIPMENT PROGRAM. PERMISSION TO DISPLAY THE CARBONNEUTRAL® MARK IS GIVEN TO CLIENTS WHEN CO2 EMISSIONS HAVE BEEN MEASURED AND REDUCED TO NET ZERO THROUGH A PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CARBONNEUTRAL PROTOCOL. THE PROTOCOL ASSURES THE INTEGRITY OF THE CARBON FOOTPRINT ASSESSMENTS, THE QUALITY OF THE OFFSETS PURCHASED AND THE GUARANTEE THAT THE PROGRAM HAS REDUCED EMISSIONS TO NET ZERO. THE CARBONNEUTRAL PROTOCOL IS OVERSEEN BY A BOARD OF INDEPENDENT ADVISORS TO NATURAL CAPITAL PARTNERS.

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CARBON EMISSION

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AMNESIA

BEAUTIFUL ICE SHEET

OR IS IT?

WHERE HAS IT BEEN?

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MAKE THE PAYMENT

PA C K A G I N G TRACKER

HIGH-SPEED CONVEYORS AND “SMART LABELS” READ BY OVERHEAD CAMERAS FACILITATE THE PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS, SMALL PACKAGES AND IRREGULAR-SIZED SHIPMENTS. AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT AND OVERALL PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME EMPLOYEES SPEND LIFTING AND LOWERING PACKAGES WHILE REDUCING THE AVERAGE PACKAGE CYCLE-SORTING SPAN. IT SYSTEMS RAPIDLY TRANSMIT CUSTOMS INFORMATION TO EXPEDITE THE MOVEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS. SPECIALLY-DESIGNED DOCKS AND HUB FLOORS LET WORKERS MOVE PACKAGE CONTAINERS EASILY FROM ONE AREA OF THE BUILDING TO ANOTHER VIA MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION CASTERS AND BALL TRANSFER UNITS. WORLDPORT INCLUDES FIVE LOAD/UNLOAD “WINGS” AND ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT STAGING RAMPS. ADDITIONAL RAMP SPACE ACCOMMODATES 747-400 CARGO PLANES. UPS ALSO APPROVED PLANS TO BUILD A NEW VEHICLE LOADING FACILITY FOR ITS GROUND DELIVERY NETWORK SERVING LOUISVILLE. WITH BOTH THE INITIAL PROJECT AND LATER EXPANSION, UPS EXCEEDED ITS GOAL TO AWARD AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF THE LATEST EXPANSION PROJECT’S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND SITE WORK BUDGET TO MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES. METROPOLITAN COLLEGE WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN HELPING ATTRACT AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYEES FOR THE EXPANDED HUB.

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COMBINED WITH OUR NETWORK OF FIELD STOCKING LOCATIONS, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND ESTABLISHED PROCESSES THAT ALLOW YOU TO STRATEGICALLY POSITION YOUR PRODUCT CLOSE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS, WHILE SPEEDING TRANSIT AND LOWERING OVERALL TRANSPORTATION COSTS. TAP INTO OUR WMS SOFTWARE AND VENDOR-MANAGED INVENTORY MODEL TO IMPROVE THE TIMING OF INBOUND SHIPMENTS, STREAMLINE STOCK, ADJUST REPLENISHMENT SCHEDULES, AND REDUCE CARRYING COSTS — NO MATTER HOW MANY SUPPLIERS AND END POINTS ARE INVOLVED.

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POT OF GOLD

ECONOMY WAR

ONCE CONSIDERED NEARLY IMPENETRABLE, THE ARCTIC IS TAKING ON NEW STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE AS CLIMATE CHANGE MELTS ITS ICY ARMOR AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF RESOURCES BECOME ACCESSIBLE. THE EIGHT NATIONS THAT ENCIRCLE THE REGION ARE SCRAMBLING TO ASSERT AND DEFEND THEIR CLAIMS OVER THE ARCTIC, WHICH REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST DAUNTING LANDSCAPES TO PROJECT POWER ON THE PLANET.

CANADA

GREENLAND

KEY RUSSIAN EEZ BOUNDARY CANADIAN EEZ BOUNDARY DANISH EEZ BOUNDARY

ICELAND

RUSSIA

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KINROSS GOLD OPERATES FORT KNOX GOLD MINE, WHICH IS AN OPEN PIT GOLD MINE IN THE FAIRBANKS MINING DISTRICT OF ALASKA. KINROSS STATES THAT IT USES LESS EN- ERGY, AND HAS LOWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THAN MOST OF ITS PEERS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY. DURING 2014 AND 2015, IT IMPLEMENTED A WIDE VARIETY OF ENER- GY EFFICIENCY INITIATIVES, WHICH CUMU- LATIVELY HAVE DELIVERED AN ANNUALIZED ENERGY SAVINGS OF NEARLY 0.5 MILLION GJ, REPRESENTING A 2.9% REDUCTION OVER 2013 OPERATIONS. KINROSS HAS ACHIEVED APPROXIMATELY 34,000 TONS/YEAR OF CO2 E SAVINGS IN 2014 AND 2015.

U n ited Pa rc el S e r v ice / Arct ic I ce S h e e t 36 P ot of Go ld DE BEERS JEWELRY OWNS 51% OF THE GAHCHO KUÉ DIAMOND MINE, LOCATED IN THE CANADIAN TUNDRA IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. MODERN REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES, AIDED BY THE TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ENABLE THE RES- TORATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF THE AREA.

PETROLEUM

THE MAIN ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN THE ARCTIC ARE SHOWN ON THIS MAP. INFORMATION ON THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT AND RESOURCE COMES FROM SEVERAL SOURCES[1]. THE MAIN REGIONS IN THE ARCTIC LINKED TO OIL AND GAS EXPLOITATION ARE THE BEAUFORT SEA (NORTH SLOPE, ALASKA AND MACKENZIE DELTA, CANADA), AND THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC (BARENTS SEA AND WEST-SIBERIA). OIL AND GAS ARE ALSO FOUND IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO (NUNAVUT). THESE THREE REGIONS ARE ALSO TARGETED FOR FUTURE EXPLOITATION. ACCORDING TO ESTIMATES FROM THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, THE AREA NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE IS EXPECTED TO STORE RECOVERABLE RESERVES OF 90 BILLION BARRELS OF OIL, 1670 TRILLION CUBIC FEET OF NATURAL GAS, AND 44 BILLION BARRELS OF NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS (BLUE/PURPLE AREAS ON THE MAP). THESE RESOURCES ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 22% OF THE UNDISCOVERED, TECHNICALLY RECOVERABLE RESOURCES IN THE WORLD. ABOUT 84% OF THE ESTIMATED RESOURCES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OFFSHORE.

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GREENLAND

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RUSSIA

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WORLDPORT

BUILT WITHIN LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL, WORLDPORT ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 80 PERCENT TO 85 PERCENT OF FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT. UPS' FACILITY ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY ALL FLIGHTS THERE DURING THE BUSIER NIGHT SHIFT. UPS SPOKESPEOPLE SAID WORLDPORT'S AUTOMATED SORTING SYSTEMS ARE 99.99 PERCENT ACCURATE, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 1.8 MILLION PACKAGES AND DOCUMENTS SORTED PER DAY.

UK UPS WORLDPORT

AUSTRALIA

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C O M PA S S

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Acce le r a t ion

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N os t a lg ia

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Ec o lo g y Con s e r v a t ion

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E con omics

ECOLOGY CONSERVATION

ACCELERATION AI RULING OVER THE ARCTIC ICE SHEET

ARCTIC SPHERE DECLARED NO-TAKE SANCTUARY. NOBODY HAS POWER OVER THE AREA

FOUND A NEW TYPE OF ENERGY SOURCE THE WORLD DOESN’T NEED OIL AND GAS ANYMORE

EVERY COUNTRY AND COMPANY IS BANNED FROM RESOURCE EXTRACTION

WORLD CUNSUMERS BAN ALL PRODUCTS COMING FROM THE ARCTIC

RESOURCES CAN ONLY BE EXTRACTED BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO SPEAK INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE

AI SYSTEMIZES NO HUMAN IS ALLOWED THE ECOSYSTEM, IN THE SPHERE FOR A CREATING FAKE WEATHER, CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME FREEZES THE ARCTIC

NOSTA

HUMAN HANDLES INTERACTIVE SERVICE, AI HANDLES THE BACKGROUND WORK IN THE BUSINESS

GOVERNED BY AN INTERNATIONAL SUPERIOR GROUP

INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY COMBINES WHAT THEY KNOW WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD GOVERNMENT

ALL RESOURCES FROM THE SEA ARE FORBIDDEN TO BE EXTRACTED

ARCTIC SPHERE RULED OVER WITH THE RULES OF THE INDIGINOUS COMMUNITY. UNCLOS AND LAWS OF SEA CANNOT BE APPLIED

ALGIA

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ALLL TTHE ICE IN THE ARCTIC SPHERE HAS MELTED AND RESOURCES ARE READY FOR HARVESTATION

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RUSSIA RULES OVER THE ARCTIC PRODUCING GOODS FROM THE RESOURCES

ECONOMY/PRODUCTION/MARKET

HUMAN HAS THE OPTION TO ALLOW EVERYBIT OF THEIR LIFE BE HANDLED

BY THE AI

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