World’s most ambitious climate target set into law in Finland
Finland has passed a law that sees the country aiming to reach net-zero by 2035 and net negative by 2040, which is the world’s most ambitious climate ...
3.8 M earthquake detected in Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula
According to the Icelandic Met Office, a 3.8 M earthquake was detected close to the tip of the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland on Friday 20th May at 18...
Europe’s largest battery recycling plant opens in Norway
Norway has started the operations of Hydrovolt, the largest battery recycling plant in Europe, located in Fredrikstad in the south of the country. The...
High number of arctic fox in the wild due to Norway’s breeding program
Over the last twenty years, over 450 arctic fox cubs have been bred and released into the Norwegian countryside, marking a new era for the animal in N...
Icelandic cross-country skiers to cross Greenland ice sheet
A total of fourteen Icelandic cross-country skiers are set to embark on a trip to cross the Greenland ice sheet. The trip will be led by mountain guid...
Russian oil tankers blocked off Danish coast by Greenpeace activists
On Thursday 31st March, Greenpeace activists blocked the pathway between two tankers carrying Russian oil off the coast of Denmark. Greenpeace called ...
Offshore wind power in Sweden: country plans to increase capacity
A plan has been unveiled by the Swedish government to develop offshore wind power turbines with an annual clean energy generation capacity of 20TWh to...
Swedish iron ore mine requested to be scrapped by UN
Calls to scrap plans for an iron ore mine in Sweden have been made by two UN human rights experts to protect indigenous Sami people. David Boyd, a spe...