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Geopolitics

What role for the Arctic Council?

Print Monday, 26 March 2012 09:10 Written by Tom Sullivan, Radio Sweden


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Swedish icebreaker the Atle. In 40 years’ time the Arctic is expected to be ice free, opening up the region for oil and gas drilling as well as new transport routes. Photo: Courtesy of The Swedish Maratime Administration.
Officials from the US, Canada, Norway, Iceland, Russia, Finland and Denmark will be in Stockholm to talk about the Arctic this week.

When Sweden took over the Arctic Council's chairmanship a year ago, expectations were high that environmental issues would get special attention.

Partly because Sweden said they would.

And partly because the country has no major vested interests – no Arctic coastline and no claim to the region's potentially huge oil and gas reserves.

So has the last year lived up to expectations?

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Carbon tax in Sweden costlier for people than industry

Print Tuesday, 14 February 2012 11:16 Written by Radio Sweden


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Downtown Stockholm. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand.
According to a new report from the Swedish National Audit Office, Swedish households pay much more in energy and carbon dioxide taxes than industry.

Each household pays 20 times more for every ton of carbon dioxide they produce compared to businesses.

The climate taxes are supposed to be an incentive for households and companies to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions.
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Sweden's Arctic strategy criticized

Print Thursday, 24 November 2011 12:01 Written by Radio Sweden


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Sweden has only had the chairmanship of the Arctic Council for six months but already the government's strategy is being criticized by Greenpeace and opposition parties.

Arctic areas are heavily affected by global warming. Glaciers and sea ice are melting more extensively than ever before. As the ice withdraws it opens up new transport routes. Many companies, such as oil and fish industries, see the opportunity to exploit new natural resources.
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Growing Battle Over Arctic Natural Resources – but can Countries Agree?

Print Thursday, 05 May 2011 04:57 Written by Jörgen Heikki, SR Sámi Radio


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Annika E Nilsson, Arctic researcher at Stockholm Environment Institute. Photo by Jörgen Heikki, SR Sámi Radio
The ice is melting in the Arctic, intensifying the battle for its natural resources.

These points are highlighted in two recent reports by the Swedish Institute for International Affairs.

Most eager is Russia, which considers the Arctic to be its greatest resource, according to Russia expert Ingmar Oldberg.

In his latest report, Oldberg notes that about 13 percent of Earth's oil reserves and 30 percent of its natural gas are in the Arctic – natural resources that will now become available as the polar ice melts.

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Town in Northern Sweden Rallies Youth Against Climate Change

Print Monday, 07 February 2011 12:59 Written by Tom Sullivan, Radio Sweden / Sami Radio


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Princess Victoria officially opening Jokkmokk Market. Photo: Sameradion
The failure of global climate change negotiations, first in Kyoto and more recently in Copenhagen, has led many towns and cities around the world to set their own ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gasses and saving energy.

Although better known for its 400 year old winter market – the largest gathering of indigenous Sami people from across the Nordic countries– the town of Jokkmokk, just a few miles north of the Arctic Circle, in northern Sweden, is also hosting an international conference on climate change this week, mainly aimed at young people.

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