Moscow tries to adapt to a fast-warming Arctic
A global heatwave is gaining force and the Russian government appears to acknowledge that its Arctic will be among the
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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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Contract awarded to build ice bridge in Dawson City, northwest Canada
The Yukon government is going to try again this winter to help Mother Nature build an ice bridge across the
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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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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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Finland could halve emissions by 2030 while saving money: study
Finland could reduce greenhouse gas emissions more sharply over the next decade than so far projected, according to a report
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Vegetation in Arctic Europe disturbed by mid-autumn thaw
After frost comes spring, but when it happens in mid-November plants get confused. That is not good news. November on
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Dramatic changes to Yukon glaciers a warning for the planet, researchers say
Gwenn Flowers, a glaciologist, trudges back and forth across a vast glacier in southwest Yukon, pulling a radar device mounted
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Finnish government proposes banning coal by 2029
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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