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

June 4, 2020 Arctic, Fossil fuels, Oil

Putin declares emergency over Arctic oil spill – is climate change to blame?

A major oil spill in northern Siberia has prompted Vladimir Putin to declare a state of emergency in an environmentally fragile Arctic […]

May 7, 2020 Arctic, Climate change

Arctic likely to be ice-free by 2050 despite climate efforts, new study says

The Arctic will likely lose its summertime ice cover by 2050 even if levels of carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere are significantly […]

May 1, 2020 Arctic, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet

Russian officials remotely ink contract to build biggest nuclear icebreaker ever

Murmansk’s nuclear icebreaker port Atomflot has inked a deal with a Vladivostok shipyard to construct the Leader, a vessel of massive […]

April 17, 2020 Arctic, Nuclear issues, Nuclear Russia, Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet

Russia’s new Arktika nuclear icebreaker delayed for at least a year

A defective electric engine aboard Russia’s newest nuclear icebreaker has set off a cascade of difficulties that will postpone its […]

March 10, 2020 Arctic, Climate change, Fossil fuels

Russia pushes major tax breaks for drilling Arctic oil and gas

Russia says it will slash taxes for oil and gas companies willing to do business in the Arctic as part of a massive polar development plan […]

Get in touch with our expert in this field

Sigurd Enge

Senior Advisor, Shipping
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.