What would happen to the central Arctic Ocean—and the globe—if permanent sea ice were forever lost?
A Swedish-led expedition of scientists aim to answer that question by examining 50-million-year-old sediment samples from the ocean's floor. https://t.co/E4IGmoGnJE
It is #Arctic week! Join us Wednesday on 🇬🇧🇸🇪🇫🇮 and security challenges in the region, and Friday on prospects for #US#Europe cooperation on the Arctic.
More here: https://t.co/VWJLAzdScE
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#föpol#säkpol#svfm
Grattis Sápmi! Idag är det samernas nationaldag. Datumet valdes för att hedra minnet av det första samiska landsmötet som hölls i Trondheim den 6 februari 1917. Den samiska flaggan är en symbol för både solen och månen. @samisktinfo
Foto: Tor Lundberg/TT
A sustainable, peaceful and prosperous Arctic is important - for the Arctic itself, the EU and the whole world.
My intervention @arcticfrontiers conference "Building Bridges" on why EU engagement in Arctic is key for our foreign policy.
#ArcticFrontiers
https://t.co/Zz9WTasV4O
Missa inte: Umeå Arctic Forum: Utrikesministern Ann Linde kommer prata om Sveriges nya Arktiska strategi. Fredag 22 januari. Anmälan fortfarande öppen. https://t.co/ieF3mkR4qk #Arcum#Umeåuniversitet#AnnLinde#UAF#UmeåArcticForum
28 years ago, on 11 January 1993 the #Kirkenes Declaration was signed by Foreign Ministers on Cooperation in the #Barents Euro-Arctic Region. https://t.co/KtqlJBimjt
Denmark announces ban on future offshore licensing (following onshore ban in 2018), and a ban on all offshore production by 2050
Other notable bans on oil & gas exploration:
- New Zealand
- France
- Costa Rica
- Spain
- Ireland
- Italy
#ActOnClimate: Absolutely no new oil & gas
To some it’s tempting to see the melting Arctic as a huge opportunity. But #climatechange is bad for business, people & the planet in the long run.
The real opportunity lies in focusing on a safe & sustainable Arctic!
Thank you for having me at the #Arctic Futures Symposium.
Potential game changer in the race to zero: Swedish mining company LKAB invest 400 billion SEK (around 40 billion EUR) in fossil fuel free iron and steel production - with the hope to create 3000 new jobs in northern Sweden. Brave, urgent and needed: https://t.co/1E9D9L4NJP