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Lapland in the spotlight at COP21

PARIS. Climate change in Lapland is highlighted in a photo exhibition at the ongoing climate conference (COP21) in Paris.
December 04, 2015

Permafrost melting stirs concern in Moscow

Arctic infrastructure will be at risk and the number of emergency situations is bound to increase, the Russian natural resource minister says.
December 03, 2015

Area from Svalbard to Taimyr unusually warm

Core area for Norwegian-Russian polar bear habitat was 6 to 8 degrees Celsius above average in November.
December 03, 2015

Nikel-pollution in first talks after political freeze

“Environment and mapping of radioactive contamination are core areas for cooperation with Russia, despite changing political circumstances,” says State Secretary Lars Andreas Lunde in Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment after a 2-days visit to Moscow.
December 03, 2015

Russian money for green energy

Government says $53 billion will be invested in renewable energy by year 2035. But interest among investors appears low.
December 02, 2015

Russia: absolutely necessary with climate deal

We have a dramatic increase in the number of extreme weather conditions, Russia’s minister of the environment says.
November 30, 2015

Arctic Russia is warming 2.5 times faster than rest of the globe

UN Climate Change Conference starts Monday, while streets in Arctic Murmansk are wet of melting snow.
November 29, 2015

World's northernmost radioactive waste plant opens

“The plant is one of the largest international projects in the sphere of global nuclear safety,” says Murmansk Governor Marina Kovtun.
November 25, 2015

”Russia will take measures against climate polluters”

As the Paris 2015 climate summit comes closer, Russia says it will punish its climate gas emitters.
November 20, 2015

Arctic heat wave ahead of climate talks

The Arctic, including Svalbard, was 2 to 4 degrees warmer in October than the 1951-1980 average, according to newly released data from NASA.
November 18, 2015

Low organic consumption in the North

People in northern Norway consume significantly less organic products than their southern compatriots.
November 15, 2015

Nordic ministers push for ambitious climate action

Urgent measures are needed, Nordic ministers of environment say as COP21 in Paris approaches.
November 12, 2015

Trading with waste in Barents Region

The widely bespoken waste trade between Norway and Sweden has grown drastically in the last decade with significant effects on both the environment and the society.
November 11, 2015

World Cup in Levi cancelled

Warm autumn in the Barents Region is bad news for those who can’t wait for the snow to come.
November 05, 2015

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