Longread — Russia’s quest for Arctic resources unhindered by climate crisis
Regional authorities in the Yamal-Nenets region, in Arctic Russia, are aware of the potential devastating consequences of climate change, but
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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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Faster ice melt in Greenland could mean stronger hurricanes for North America’s East Coast: study
Ice is melting in an unexpected region of Greenland at a rate that is unprecedented in the past century, according
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“The ‘Smart Arctic’ is Indigenous,” Saami leader tells Arctic Frontiers
We Sámi people manage the life cycles of natural resources and produce little or no wastes, that is what I
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Arctic Council experts tackle black carbon risk posed by wildfires
Forest fires, important sources of black carbon emissions, devastated Arctic regions around the world in 2018, and are an increasing
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Alaska’s Cold War radars face new threat from climate change
Across Alaska, 15 remote radars spin every minute of the day, 365 days a year. Since the Cold War, they’ve
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Barclays latest bank to nix Arctic oil financing, singles out Alaska’s ANWR
Citing global warming and the Paris climate agreement, international banking behemoth Barclays says it’s nixing most future investment in Arctic drilling.
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Fifty years after striking oil, Norway presses on with offshore drilling
“It is time for reflections about what we have achieved in these years,” the country’s oil minister said as he
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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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Arctic Council experts gather in Helsinki for black carbon meeting
The Arctic Council’s expert group on black carbon and methane will gather in Helsinki on Wednesday for a two-day meeting
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Teen protesters in Helsinki demand climate action
A group of upper secondary school students, mainly from Swedish-speaking schools in the Helsinki region gathered on the steps of
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Norway ramps up oil and gas production in Arctic despite looming climate crisis
More fields are coming into production and peak oil is expected in year 2023. Arctic waters are priority No 1,
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Blog – 2018: Recapping the year in the Arctic
Planet Earth has completed another rotation around the sun, which has now set on the Arctic for the next three
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Growing climate protest movement is “saying no to human extinction”
Extinction Rebellion, a fast growing environmental protest group from the UK, which advocates non-violent, disruptive direct action to force governments
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Moscow tries to adapt to a fast-warming Arctic
A global heatwave is gaining force and the Russian government appears to acknowledge that its Arctic will be among the
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