CO2 may rob Arctic salmon of their sense of smell, new study says
A new study out of the University of Washington and NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Centre shows rising carbon dioxide
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce backs carbon pricing, but not for the North
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce endorses carbon pricing in Canada, but says the tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions won’t
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“Climate change will be a major market distortion”, says Finland’s central bank
Finland has come to the end of a period of rapid economic growth, the bank of Finland said in economic
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Finland’s environment suffering from human activity, report says
The status of natural habitats in Finland has continued to deteriorate over the past decade with 48% of the nearly
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New UN climate agreement “not strong enough”, says Swedish NGO
One of Sweden’s biggest NGOs working against climate change sees strengths and weaknesses with the document agreed on at the
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Blog – South Korea, an unlikely polar pioneer, hosts Arctic conference
Over the weekend, as the temperature in Seoul plunged to -12°C, Koreans bundled up in the long puffy black parkas
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Finnish energy sector’s emissions dropping sharply: report
Emissions from electricity and district heating production are taking a nosedive thanks to policy measures aimed at fighting climate change,
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December sea ice levels in Arctic Europe at record low
It is December and European Arctic waters are free of ice way north of Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya. Norwegian Ice Service,
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Hundreds more deaths than average during Sweden’s summer heatwave
The record temperatures this summer led to an estimated 700 more deaths, suggests new figures from the Public Health Agency.
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Glacier in central Sweden “collapsing” as climate warms
One of the Scandinavian glaciers has broken up because of the unusually warm summer, reports P4 Jämtland. Tomas Bergström who
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‘It would be great to have clean air’: A Polish wish as crucial climate talks open
The official video promoting the host of this year’s crucial international climate talks paints a glowing green picture. Poland, it
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Swedish delegation cautiously optimistic ahead of climate conference in Poland
The goals were set in Paris three years ago. Now representatives from all over the world with gather to decide
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Will to defend nation, support for NATO membership slides among Finns: survey
Finnish residents’ will to defend the nation has fallen to a level last seen in 1989, according to results from
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Finland ninth, Sweden first in EU climate efforts: enviro group
Among 28 European Union countries, Finland is ranked ninth in efforts to combat climate change, says Climate Action Network (CAN).
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Finnish parties find consensus at cross-party climate summit
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä says that he thinks Finland is ready to do more to fight climate change, after he
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