Canada releases plan for a 40 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2030
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault today released the government’s plan to dramatically curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next eight years
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Canada considers designating ringed seals as Species at Risk
Sea ice loss threatens habitat for seals across northern Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada will begin consultations this fall on
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Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit sets record high temperature for Jan. 19, reaching 0.5 C
If Iqalummiut feel like winter has been especially mild this year, they’re not wrong. Temperatures have been unseasonably balmy by Iqaluit standards
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Ireland ready to bring marine and scientific expertise to Arctic Council as observer, says Department of Foreign Affairs
Ireland is ready to bring its marine and scientific expertise to the Arctic Council as an observer state and made
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Russia has never been this hot
It was the warmest year on record across the whole country, and Arctic regions smashed the temperature norm by up
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Estonia ready to contribute to global climate fight through Arctic Council if observer application approved, says president
Estonia’s long history of polar research, coupled with its current scientific and technological expertise, would allow it to make important
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Referendum rejects wind farm in Swedish municipality
A majority of people voting in a local referendum have said no to a wind park in a hilly, forested
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BLOG – Zackenberg revisited – Greenland climate research station under threat from permafrost thaw
In the remote, high Arctic region of north-eastern Greenland, at 74° North, a scattered group of blue and white buildings
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South Pole warmed 3 times the global rate over the past 30 years, new study suggests
At the South Pole, considered the coldest point on Earth, temperatures are rising fast. So fast, in fact, that Kyle
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Blog – Summer 2020: When the unprecedented becomes the precedent
It’s raining. I’m delighted. A strange response from a Scot who has fled the damp British climate. I write this
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IMO to tackle possible Arctic heavy fuel oil ban starting Monday
The International Maritime Organization will be tackling the thorny question of a heavy fuel oil ban in the Arctic when
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Finnish Lapland municipality estimated to have lowered emissions by 121 percent
For the first time, comparable data ranks greenhouse gas emissions for all Finnish municipalities. According to figures released by the
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Russia is hotter than ever say meteorological organizations
Average temperatures in January were up to 12 degrees Celsius above normal in parts of the country. It is supposed
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Renewable energy must be community tailored, Arctic conference hears
As communities across the polar region of North America work to get off diesel, renewable energy projects must be tailored
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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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