Arctic
Shell starts Arctic oil drilling amid risk warnings
NEWS: Former BP boss Lord Browne says high cost, environmentally sensitive project could harm Shell’s reputation
Russia lays claim to vast Arctic territories
NEWS: Renewed bid for oil-rich polar region comes as US president Obama plans climate change warning at Arctic summit
Arctic ice melt to redraw global shipping routes
NEWS: Receding ice caps will soon make way for year-round passage through the Arctic, shifting the patterns of world trade
Pentagon warns of emergency risk in melting Arctic
NEWS: US Department of Defense is calling for more resources to expand search and rescue capabilities into newly open territory
Arctic sea ice rebound shows resilience – study
NEWS: North pole unlikely to be ice-free this summer, say UK scientists, but long-term decline continues
Tea Party supporters score high on climate ideology, low on facts
NEWS: Researchers find “ideological roots” for a false sense of understanding among US right wing faction
Shell adopts climate plan, defends Arctic oil drilling
NEWS: Oil major agrees at AGM to reveal its exposure to carbon risk, but presses ahead with controversial Arctic plans
Shell Arctic oil drilling reaction ‘overblown’ – US envoy
NEWS: Admiral Papp says conditional approval to explore polar waters just ‘another step’, as ‘kayaktivists’ protest in Seattle
Obama guilty of climate denial after Shell green light, says McKibben
NEWS: Allowing oil giant to search for more fossil fuels denies the “meaning” of scientific warnings, writes 350 campaign founder
US decision to open Arctic to Shell drilling sparks green fury
NEWS: Groups warns US government approval of oil firm’s resumed exploration in risky polar waters spells environmental disaster
Pleas to protect Arctic as polar summit begins
NEWS: Arctic Council states handed document signed by scientists and Nobel Laureates urging oil-free future as retreating ice caps attract exploration and industrial fishing
John Kerry urges climate focus, bids to avert Arctic melt
NEWS: Climate change to take centre stage as US assumes leadership of Arctic region’s governing body
Polar bears hit by twin threats of pollution and climate change
NEWS: Plastic waste, toxic pollutants and climate adding pressures on polar bears in Arctic say researchers
Permafrost ‘carbon bomb’ unlikely but melt danger rising
NEWS: Arctic’s frozen soil holds billions of tonnes of organic carbon – and global warming could speed its escape
Arctic sea ice falls to new winter low as climate fears intensify
NEWS: Warming temperatures across North Pole credited with falling ice levels, months before UN primed to deliver climate pact in Paris
Arctic gas “will have its day” says Norway foreign minister
NEWS: UN climate deal will not rule out gas from North Pole, says Børge Brende, arguing fuel is a “bridge” to cleaner future
Fickle Russian foreign policy could cause Arctic clash, say UK Lords
NEWS: Russia’s unpredictable foreign policy could put peaceful international cooperation in the Arctic at risk, warns UK report
Mapped: Voices of people most vulnerable to climate change
BLOG: Using photos and stories, people in the Arctic and small island states are documenting the disappearance of their land
Shell plans to drill for Arctic oil this summer
NEWS: Oil major confirms controversial plans to exploit Arctic reserves, subject to permits and resolving legal issues
Obama bans oil drilling in 9.8 million acres of Arctic ocean
NEWS: New protections sees US president pivot to Arctic in attempt to secure reputation as environmental leader