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

September 24, 2020 Arctic, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet

Russia’s new nuclear icebreaker sets sail for Arctic at half steam

Russia’s new flagship icebreaker, billed as the world’s largest and most powerful, left St Petersburg’s Baltic Shipyard this week, […]

September 15, 2020 Arctic, Climate change

Arctic cargo may fall short of Kremlin goal, reports say

In a surprising retreat, Russia’s main Arctic infrastructure developer has urged the Kremlin to scale back sweeping goals for the Northern […]

June 23, 2020 Arctic, Climate change

Siberian village records Arctic’s hottest temperature ever

One of the coldest places on earth last weekend became one of the hottest when a small town in northern Siberia registered a temperature of […]

June 22, 2020 Arctic, Fossil fuels, Oil

Oil spill in Russian Artic had many causes, environmentalists say

Environmentalists say that accidents like an oil spill above Russia’s Arctic Circle could be avoided by eliminating systemic problems that […]

June 11, 2020 Arctic, Renewable energy, Wind

Coronavirus hasn’t slowed construction progress at Russia’s Arctic wind farm

The cornavirus pandemic may have slowed renewable energy projects worldwide – but the first industrial scale wind park above the Arctic […]

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.