Solving Municipal Solid Waste Management Challenges in Arctic Cities
The Arctic was once untouched and pristine. However, over the years, the polar environment has experienced ecological damage caused by extensive resource exploration, military activities, and contamination from sources originating outside of the region. The extent and implications of the…
Climate Change Leads to ‘Arctic Opening,’ Creating Key Emerging Risk: Swiss Re
Climate change is the cause of a key emerging risk identified by Swiss Re’s SONAR report, which is leading to the opening of previously frozen waterways in the Arctic and the creation of new shipping and trade routes.
Norway announces 19 new oil and gas projects as Ukraine war fallout sees profits soar
Norway announced approval of 19 oil and gas projects off its continental shelf today, dismaying environmental campaigners. Petroleum and Energy Minister Terje Aasland said the 200 billion kroner (£14.6bn) investment would be “an important contribution to Europe’s energy security,” helping…
Sustainable Development of Protected Arctic Areas Discussed at SPIEF 2023
Conservation of ecological systems in the Arctic and the prospects for developing specially protected natural areas were discussed at the session “The Russian Arctic – Focal point. Protected Areas in the 21st Century” held during the St. Petersburg International Economic…
Book Review: Red Arctic: Russian Strategy Under Putin
Elizabeth Buchanan notes that publishing a book just as the central character invades a neighbouring country presents an array of challenges. There are also difficulties in reviewing said book, when – understandably enough – new arguments appear in the afterword….
Check against delivery
Remarks by Executive Vice-President Timmermans and High Representative/Vice-President Borrell on the new outlook on threats of climate change and environmental degradation on peace, security and defence. It’s abundantly clear that the growing impacts of the climate crisis and environmental degradation…
European Court of Human Rights rules ‘Arctic 30’ were arbitrarily detained
The European Court of Human Rights issued its ruling today in the long-running case of the Arctic 30 v Russia, finding that Russian authorities arbitrarily detained the 28 Greenpeace activists and two freelance journalists and violated their right to freedom…
National Geographic Explorers win award for visualizing arctic climate change
The project, “Qikiqtaruk: Arctic at Risk” was selected for the award from across 150 submissions at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara, California on June 1, 2023.
The new Cold War in the Arctic, explained
The battle for control of the Arctic Circle is, er, heating up.
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