Hydropower to be no longer classed as sustainable, according to EU proposal
Hydropower should no longer be classified as a sustainable energy source according to an EU Commission green proposal. But Swedish
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Elders, internet and COVID-19 dominate most recent meeting of regional gov in Arctic Quebec
Elders, internet and COVID-19 were the main topics discussed at the most recent Kativik Regional Government council meeting in Nunavik,
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Northern climate change will cost country €99 billion says Russia’s Minister of the Arctic
Direct damage on buildings and infrastructure will be up to €99 billion, says Deputy Minister of the Far East and
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Government of Canada announces $1.3M to support economic development in Northwest Territories
Three N.W.T. projects are getting a financial boost from the federal government, in a move aimed at fostering employment and
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Russian’s nuclear-powered carrier returns from South-Atlantic after propeller blade fell off
Mission aborted: Russia’s new complex for the expanded Vostok Antarctica station will be delayed with a year as Sevmorput has
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New diamond and gold deposit found in Arctic Canada
A unique diamond and gold deposit has been located near the Arctic coast, about 155 kilometres southeast of Kugluktuk in Nunavut.
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Rosneft tells Putin new Arctic project will produce 30 million tons of oil by 2024
About 100 drilling rigs will be erected on the Taymyr tundra and a 770 km long oil pipeline will bring
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Arctic refuge oil rights auction faces uncertain response
Oil and gas companies are unsurprisingly remaining quiet about their intentions, says one industry player The Trump administration is preparing
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Inuit gov in Labrador, Canada warns against travel to Inuit settlement area as N.L. premier withdraws from Atlantic bubble
As COVID-19 cases on the increase, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has withdrawn from the much heralded “Atlantic
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U.S. government makes proposal that could limit bank pullback of Arctic oil, gas funds
It follows move by large U.S. banks that plan to ban or limit investments in Arctic oil and gas projects
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Reducing emissions could create up to 3,000 new jobs in Arctic Sweden says mining group
LKAB, a state-owned mineral and mining group, wants to invest 400 billion kronor to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions through
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Shocking temperatures across the Arctic
The hottest October ever in Europe is now followed by a November weekend with an average of 6,7°C above normal
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Int’l Inuit org disappointed over “weak” heavy fuel oil ban approved by IMO
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an organization that represents the approximately 180,000 Inuit in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka,
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Health teams ‘working around the clock’ to contain spread of COVID-19 in Arctic Canadian territory of Nunavut, officials say
Territory continues lockdown as 4 new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday, dozens over the weekend Nunavut is entering the first
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International ban on heavy fuel in Arctic shipping full of gaps: environmentalists
‘A catastrophic spill in the Arctic — you can’t measure those costs,’ says Andrew Dumbrille Environmental groups say a new
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