Arctic

Russia and other Arctic nations are seeking vast commercialization of Arctic oil and gas resources, as well as quicker freight shipping via the Northern Sea Route. In Bellona’s opinion, these efforts threaten to obliterate one of the world’s last pure ecosystems.

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Arctic

February 17, 2020 Arctic, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet

Russian icebreaker delivery delayed by electrical failure

A motor breakdown during sea trials aboard the Arktika, one of the world’s biggest nuclear icebreakers, has thrown into doubt that the […]

February 13, 2020 Arctic, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate change

Bellona: A green energy transition is necessary in the Arctic

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to the Arctic and therefore the entire plant. And while numerous nations speak of the […]

January 30, 2020 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping

Bellona’s Arctic Frontiers side-event takes aim at dirty maritime fuel

As climate change warms the Arctic, it’s not just rising temperatures that are melting the ice. Another culprit is soot spewed by vessels […]

January 29, 2020 Arctic, Climate change

Russia’s ranking officials take a miss on important Arctic conference

The Arctic Frontiers conference convened in Tromsø, Norway this week, offering an important annual forum for politicians of Arctic […]

January 27, 2020 Arctic, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet

Russian government bankrolls Leader nuclear icebreaker project

The Russian government has allocated $2 billion to build a goliath high-tech nuclear icebreaker it claims will keep the Arctic ice free for […]

Get in touch with our expert in this field

Sigurd Enge

Manager Shipping, Marine and Arctic Issues
sigurd@bellona.no
+47 970 87 533

Sigurd Enge is one of the most experienced advisers at Bellona, as he joined the foundation in 1988. He works as adviser on marine safety and oil spill protection. He is the skipper of M/S Kallinika and he is Head of the Bellona Environmental Patrol. Sigurd has a unique experience working on a broad variety of subjects during his 25 years with the foundation, including fisheries, oil and fish farming. He has also been head of IT and technical support, as well as leading actions involving civil disobedience.