Extremely low pressure grounds some air traffic in northern Norway
The past months have seen extraordinarily rough weather along the north Norwegian coast. Early this week came another extreme. The
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Northern Finland’s tourism industry divided over flight tax proposal
Lapland (Arctic Finland) tourism players are divided over a proposal to mitigate carbon emissions by introducing a flight tax. On
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Should Finland adopt a flight tax to reduce emissions?
Is flying too cheap? That’s what one group of activists argues as they campaign for Finland to introduce a tax
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Finnish residents among world’s worst CO2 emitters by air travel, stats show
People resident in Finland cause more carbon dioxide emissions by flying than those resident in any other country in the world except
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Sweden: Comparing emissions taxes for planes and cars
If flights were to pay for their impact on the climate, just like lorries and cars do, a plane trip
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Finnair admits carbon offset sales pitch ‘misleading’ as its emissions rise
Finnair has admitted to providing misleading information about emissions reduction targets as part of a ‘Push for change’ campaign to
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New stamp honours first pilot to land in area of Yellowknife, Northern Canada
C.H. (Punch) Dickins once boasted to Maclean’s Magazine, “put your pencil on any point on the map of Canada and
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Project aims to eliminate fossil fuels from Swedish flights
A new project got off the ground on Monday, one that aims to get the aviation industry flying on fossil-free
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Russia, Norway talk Arctic GPS jamming in Oslo
Norway and Russia agree to look at the establishment of a new military communications channel. “We recognise Russia’s right to
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No easy solution to slash aircraft carbon footprint
An ongoing study by the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) claims it would take a major change to reduce the
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Norway’s Tromso airport still the busiest in northern Scandinavia, stats show
Scandinavian aviation authorities report a year-on-year increase in passengers at most northern airports in 2018. Tromsø airport posts a solid
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Rise in overseas flights harms climate more than driving, report shows
International airline traffic from Finland produced a record-breaking five percent more carbon dioxide emissions in 2016 than road traffic, a
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GPS jamming jeopardizing public safety in Arctic Norway
Both police and rescue services in Northern Norway are deeply worried as GPS signals are interrupted. Public safety and life
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Finland summons Russian ambassador over GPS jamming
Russian Ambassador to Helsinki, Pavel Kuznetsov, was set to meet in Finland’s Foreign Ministry on Monday. Norway and Finland have
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Finland to talk with Russia about GPS jamming during NATO exercise
Finland is expected to launch diplomatic talks with Russia over suspected GPS signal-jamming that affected areas in northern Norway and
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