Why the prospect of drilling off Norway’s Lofoten is raising tensions
It may appear to be a no-brainer: The world needs oil. The Arctic Coast of Norway may hold significant reserves of oil. So why does...
Climate change exacerbates the impact of Persistent Organic Pollutants
Higher temperatures increase the volatilization of Persistent Organic Pollutants and exacerbate their emissions from secondary sources. Indirectly, climate change affects POPs through extreme weather...
The EU’s relationship with the Arctic gets more complex
There was a time when any discussion about the Arctic and the European Union began (and often ended) with Brussels’ ban on imports of...
The Arctic conflict: truth, fantasy or a little bit of both?
I have been pondering for a long time why many people consider the Arctic region an arena of some sort of a future conflict....
Arctic renewable energy could power Europe, boost regional economies
The north could become the “green battery” for Europe through an integration into the European energy market, says Hallstein Havåg of the environmental organization...
With second Fulbright group, US maintains Arctic research focus
Do policymakers pay attention to science? Given the noise in Washington in recent weeks surrounding two major Arctic-research initiatives, the answer appears, increasingly, to...
The European Parliament keeps an Arctic focus
2016 could very well go down in history as the European Union’s “Polar Year.”The EU, along with 24 countries, recently brokered an international agreement...
Independence and stability are top priorities for Greenland’s new government
Greenland, to the surprise of many, found itself on Thursday being led by a new unity government that, formally at least, puts an end...
Why the lawsuit targeting Norway’s Arctic oil development shouldn’t come as...
On May 4, Norsk Klimastiftelse, a conservancy, released a Norwegian version of a report titled “The Legal Status of Oil and Gas Exploitation in...
