May 15, 2020 Air Pollution, Climate change Amid coronavirus lockdowns, renewables eclipse coal in US power production Lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic have sent air pollution plunging, reduced traffic in cities and seems to have brought the United […]
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 […]
March 27, 2020 Climate change Russia publishes baby-steps plan toward a low carbon future After years of international pressure and increasing internal anxieties, fossil fuel-rich Russia for the first time set out a long-term, low […]
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 […]
March 6, 2020 Arctic, Arctic Transport and Shipping, Climate change Russia’s Arctic shipments grow, despite warnings about climate change Cargo shipments passing through the Northern Sea Route, Russia’s remote Arctic sea artery, topped 30 million tons during the past year, […]
