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Coal businesses sign deal for giant terminal in northwest Russia

24 April 201924 April 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, Infrastructure, Murmansk, shipping

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

23 April 201926 April 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, fossil fuels, gas, LNG, Northern Latitudinal Passage, Northern Sea Route, oil, transport

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

11 April 201912 April 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic Forum, coal, fossil fuels, gas, Infrastructure, Northern Sea Route, Novatek, oil, Rosatom, shipping

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

5 April 2019 Yle News 0 Comments coal, energy, fossil fuels, Helsinki, Renewables

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

15 February 201915 February 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, Lavna, Murmansk, port, rail, shipping

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

25 January 201925 January 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arkhangelsk, coal, energy, gas, LNG, Murmansk, oil, ports, Sabetta, shipping, transport, Varandey, Yamal

Goods volumes in Sabetta increased by more than 130 percent and Murmansk had its best year ever. Goods volumes across

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Northern Sea Route: officials worry Putin’s ambitions are unrealistic

18 January 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, gas, natural resources, Northern Sea Route, oil, shipping

There is unease in several Russian government ministries as officials start to understand that the President’s objectives for the Northern

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Russia presents massive five-year plan to boost Arctic energy sector

17 December 201817 December 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, gas, Infrastructure, LNG, natural resources, Northern Latitudinal Passage, Northern Sea Route, oil, shipping, Yamal peninsula

Russian investments in regional infrastructure and natural resource development will over the next years be equivalent to the country’s federal

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Finnish energy sector’s emissions dropping sharply: report

11 December 201814 December 2018 Yle News 0 Comments climate change, coal, emissions, energy, forestry, global warming, Renewables

Emissions from electricity and district heating production are taking a nosedive thanks to policy measures aimed at fighting climate change,

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Fossil fuels drive shipping boom along Northern Sea Route

5 December 20187 December 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments coal, energy, fossil fuels, LNG, Northern Sea Route, oil, Rosatom, shipping, Yamal

Despite complicated ice conditions, more than 18 million tons of goods have been shipped along the Northern Sea Route in

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‘It would be great to have clean air’: A Polish wish as crucial climate talks open

3 December 2018 Nahlah Ayed, CBC News 0 Comments air pollution, climate change, coal, energy, global warming, Katowice, Krakow, Poland, smog

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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Finnish government proposes banning coal by 2029

18 October 201819 October 2018 Yle News 0 Comments climage change, coal, energy, fossil fuels, global warming, Renewables

Finland’s government proposed on Thursday that the use of coal to produce electricity or heat should be banned by 2029.

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Northern nations pledge to reduce black coal emissions during Arctic biodiversity talks in Finland

15 October 201815 October 2018 Yle News 0 Comments Biodiversity, climate change, coal, emissions, Lapland, Rovaniemi

Environment ministers of Arctic states said Friday that they want to cut down on the use of black coal, which

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Longread – Svalbard town phasing out coal to become gateway for Russia’s Arctic tourism

7 September 20187 September 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, Barentsburg, coal, history, Soviet Union, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, tourism

For visitors, the Russian town on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago combines the contrasts of pristine Arctic beauty and Soviet style industry.

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Blog – Walking around Murmansk under the midnight sun

4 July 20186 July 2018 Mia Bennett 0 Comments coal, economy, energy, history, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, nuclear, Polar Silk Road, rail, shipping

Last week, I recounted my overland journey with thirty-some colleagues from Kirkenes, Norway to Murmansk, Russia. The five-hour road trip

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