Deutsche Bank won’t finance any new Arctic oil and gas projects
The Frankfurt-based bank adopted its new Fossil Fuels Policy on Monday with strict limitations on future involvement in coal, oil and gas.
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Russian investor breathes new life in major Arctic coal project
Roman Trotsenko on the 18th June formalized the acquisition of 75 percent of shares in the Arctic Mining Company and
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Russian company VostokCoal abandons major coal mining project in Arctic tundra
Vostok Coal is giving up its great Arctic project. The buyer of the vast coal reserves of the Taymyr Peninsula
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‘This is positive’: global carbon emissions set to grow slowly in 2019
Global carbon emissions rose only 0.6 percent in 2019 due to a decline in the worldwide use of coal, according
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Shipping growing in Russia’s Arctic ports
More Arctic shipping means more load for regional seaports. Practically all the major ports along Russia’s northern coast are experiencing
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Can the environment withstand Arctic Russia’s coal mining boom?
Climate crisis and environmental concern notwithstanding, Russia says it aims for a big dig of the carbon-rich rock. Much of
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Putin’s Arctic shipping goals mobilizing officials, industry
How much goods can be shipped along Russia’s Arctic route between Europe and Asia? The Ministry of Transport believes shipments
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Moscow supports Vostok Coal’s expansion into protected Arctic tundra
Company Vostok Coal has been been fined several hundred million rubles for illegal mining in Russia’s Taymyr Peninsula, but still
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Small town in Arctic Russia to become Northern Sea Route shipping hub
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signs the decree that is to turn the remote Arctic settlement of Dikson, in the
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Coal businesses sign deal for giant terminal in northwest Russia
In two years time, up to 18 million tons of coal will be shipped out from the new Lavna terminal
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Russia is building a new Arctic with private investments
A system with major tax breaks is to make private investors place billions in Russia’s new regional infrastructure. “We have
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Northern Sea Route: Russia’s Rosatom aims to surpass Putin’s target
Shipping on the Northern Sea Route will amount to 92.6 million tons in 2024, leader of nuclear power company Rosatom
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Helsinki Mayor pledges €1m for idea to replace coal-fired energy plants
The Mayor of Finland’s capital launched a campaign on Wednesday aimed at tackling climate change called the Helsinki Challenge competition.
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Investors working to build coal terminal in Murmansk
New investors join efforts in the projected Lavna coal terminal in Murmansk. The State Transport Leasing Company (STLC) has struck
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Boom times for Russia’s Arctic ports
Goods volumes in Sabetta increased by more than 130 percent and Murmansk had its best year ever. Goods volumes across
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