What the new IPCC climate report means for the Arctic
If a half-degree temperature rise in world temperatures doesn’t sound alarming, the latest report from the International Panel on Climate Change should put that...
Insulting Canada won’t help the US with its Arctic ambitions
In the summer of 1985, the United States Coast Guard sent the icebreaker Polar Sea on a voyage across the Northwest Passage from Greenland...
Deleting a policy report won’t stop Alaska climate change
It was not a big surprise that the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation deleted a new climate change report from its website on the...
Greenland’s economic future depends more on good governance than on its...
Last October, Greenland formed a new government, following intense coalition negotiations. The broad coalition of liberal-conservatives, pro-independence MPs and social Democrats made its priorities...
Microplastics in Arctic sea ice should concern everybody
Plastic products have become an essential part of our lives, but it is time to reconsider their often uncritical use.
Unlike wood, plastic products do...
Why climate policy makers should listen more carefully to the Arctic’s...
While the global spotlight has placed climate change on many regional and national agendas, it’s easy to overlook smaller scale efforts to adapt and...
Trump’s Greenland sideshow needs to be shelved
Forget the gibberish from President Donald Trump; the United States is not interested in buying Greenland.
It’s not a “real estate deal.” It’s an absurd...
In a rush to launch Arctic Refuge drilling, Trump officials are...
In testimony last fall, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski promised that there would be no cutting corners on oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife...
Why the US needs polar security cutters for the 21st century
U.S. polar icebreakers are again in the news with a decision earlier this month to withdraw funding for new polar ships from the federal...
The Arctic: our shared responsibility
For many people in the world, the Arctic is a faraway place, an object of fascination and research. For many people in the Nordic...
