New report criticises Sweden’s climate policies
Sweden’s climate policy must focus more on really reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide than on ‘cleaning its own backyard’. The
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The Tromso-winter in Arctic Norway now 17 days shorter than 30 years ago
Kirkenes, on the coast to the Barents Sea, woke up to 2° Celsius and rain Wednesday. In Tromsø, Norway’s largest city
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The North sees little mention in Canadian federal throne speech
In a promise to fight climate change, “walk the road of reconciliation,” and to keep Canadians healthy, Gov. Gen. Julie
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Canada’s social-democratic party leader promises to push for climate action in Nunavut’s capital
Nunavut’s new MP toured the leader of the NDP around Iqaluit this weekend. MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and NDP leader Jagmeet
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Canadian FedElxn 2019: “The silence is deafening” on Arctic, says Canadian Inuit leader
When it comes to Arctic issues during the current federal election campaign, the silence is “deafening” says the president of
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Canadian FedElxn 2019: 800 candidates, 40,000 tweets…. but only 7 mention Inuit? What gives?
A team of Canadian researchers analyzing candidate tweets on Inuit, Métis and First Nations issues during the current federal election
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Climate kicks off Canada’s French-language leaders’ debate, but no mention of Inuit or Arctic
Canada’s federal leaders came out swinging on climate during Thursday’s French-language debate, as global warming increasingly emerges as a dominant
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Canadian Liberal leader makes climate pitch to northerners on Arctic campaign stop
Video: Canadian Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau addresses reporters in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut on Tuesday. The day after
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Leaders take on climate, Indigenous issues, but Arctic absent from Canadian election debate
The leaders of Canada’s six federal parties took to the debate stage in Gatineau, Quebec Monday night, facing off over
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Greenpeace Russia calls for more resources to fight Siberian wildfires
Greenpeace Russia is calling for more resources to fight Siberian wildfires, saying the smoke is having consequences everywhere from big
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Satellite photos show contaminated algae blooming in southern coast of Finland
The heat that hit Finland in late July may draw crowds to beaches, but certain bacteria that live in the
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Arctic summer 2019: record heat, dramatic ice loss and raging wildfires
Never before have temperatures this high been registered at this time of year. June 2019 was the warmest ever on
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How a Swedish city is trying to turn green with more bikes and an electric ferry
Developing cities that are climate smart is a challenge; we hear from the Swedish city of Umeå that’s encouraging people
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What Arctic ice can tell us about plagues, climate and conflict in the Middle Ages
New research is revealing how plagues, wars and the climate affected the economy of Medieval Europe. But researchers didn’t find
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Finland has a ‘big responsibility’ for biodiversity loss, says researcher
With one million species at risk, the devastating impact humans have had on nature was revealed in an extensive UN
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