The Council’s members are Russia, Denmark, Iceland, Canada, Norway, the US, Finland and Sweden. In 2021, Russia will succeed Iceland as chair of the Arctic Council for two years.

The Arctic Council will focus efforts on certain directions to make the projects more effective, Russian Foreign Ministry’s ambassador-at-large Nikolay Korchunov noted ST. PETERSBURG, March 21 ...

The Arctic Council comprises the eight Arctic states of Russia, the United States, Canada, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Sweden and Denmark. Other nations, including China and India, are official ...

Arctic Council badly impacted by Russia's war in Ukraine Eight-nation Council has defied concerns it may fall apart Collapse would undermine efforts to tackle climate change Some practical work ...

The council’s mandate is to work collaboratively with Arctic nations, Indigenous communities and increasingly engaged observer states — like China — on polar issues affecting the entire world.

On May 12, at the 14th meeting of the Arctic Council, representatives from the eight Arctic States and six Permanent Participant organizations met virtually to conclude Norway’s two-year ...

The Arctic Council’s Senior Arctic Officials (SAOs) are gathering in Juneau this week, along with representatives of the indigenous Permanent Participant organizations (PPs), to discuss various ...

As Arctic broils, world leaders convene in Iceland to talk climate change Temperatures in parts of the Arctic hit 86.5 degrees Fahrenheit this week -- breaking several local records.

The use of HFO as shipping fuel is expected to increase dramatically due to the significant loss of Arctic sea ice coverage and the availability of Arctic shipping lanes for longer periods of the ...