The Arctic Circle Assembly 2021 – Almost Business As Usual!
“Preparing for this year’s Arctic Circle Assembly has been a gratifying and at times a stressful and tense process,” says Ásdís Ólaf...
Iceland launches world’s largest plant to capture carbon from air
Iceland has launched the world’s largest plant that turns carbon dioxide captured from air into rock. In a joint effort between Iceland’s ...
Finland sees worst forest fire in half a century
The northwestern part of Finland is fighting the worst forest fire in half a century as fires rage roughly 300 hectares over five days. On Monday 26th...
Climate change: Greenland halts gas and oil exploration
Greenland is stopping its gas and oil extraction due to the environmental and climatic impacts being “too high” compared to potential fina...
The State of the Arctic: New findings from AMAP on Climate, Pollution and Human Health support urgent need for action
Press Release – Ministers of the eight Arctic States will meet for the twelfth Arctic Council Ministerial in Reykjavik, Iceland, 20 May 2021 to ...
Kings Of The Arctic Need Their Hotspots Better Protected
Arctic Hotspots are defined by scientists as those part of the Arctic ocean where marine mammals find their food, mate, grow up and rest. Not just the...
Icelandic agriculture set to be carbon neutral by 2040
According to a new agreement outlined by the Icelandic Ministry of Industry and Innovation, agriculture in Iceland is set to be fully carbon neutral b...
Norwegian wind farm hit with lawsuit filed by indigenous reindeer herders
The Norwegian wind farm, Øyfjellet, has recently seen a lawsuit filed by the Sámi herders of Nordland county, due to the apparent breaking of an agree...