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Back to homepageFinland: COSAC adopted contribution on the negotiations concerning the MFF, overseeing compliance with the rule-of-law principle, and EU climate action
NordenBladet – LXII COSAC, the conference of the committees of Member State parliaments dealing with EU affairs, as well as of representatives of the European Parliament, ended in Helsinki earlier today. The conference sessions held on Monday and Tuesday covered
Read MoreEstonia: European Union Affairs Committee discusses new EU action plan and climate topics with its colleagues in Helsinki
NordenBladet â Members of the European Union Affairs Committee (EUAC) of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) are taking part in the Plenary Meeting of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC) in
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SWEDENÂŽs climate and environmental activist Greta Thunberg turns down Nordic CouncilÂŽs environmental award and prize money
NordenBladet – Greta Thunberg, who became known worldwide for her weekly climate strikes, has decided to decline the Nordic Council’s environmental award and 350,000 Danish kroner (US$52,042) in prize money. The Swedish teen climate change activist rejected the recognition in
Read MoreEstonia: President of the Riigikogu discussed challenges of climate neutrality with President of Hungary
NordenBladet â President of the Riigikogu Henn PĂ”lluaas and President of Hungary JĂĄnos Ăder met in Budapest to discuss challenges that achieving climate neutrality would set for energy security. PĂ”lluaas said that Estonia decided this week to join the European
Read MoreEuropean Union Affairs Committee heard the Minister of the Environmentâs report on Estoniaâs climate targets
NordenBladet â Today, the European Union Affairs Committee discussed reaching Estoniaâs climate targets for 2020 and 2030 with the Minister of the Environment Rene Kokk. The Chairman of the Committee Anneli Ott said that there have so far been three
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Crown Prince Haakon highlights climate change in Tonga
NordenBladet – On Friday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway began his visit to the Pacific region. His first stop was Tonga where he was warmly welcomed by King Tupou. During the weekend His Royal Highness has highlighted climate change in
Read MoreDenmark to take up a leading position at UN Climate Action Summit 2019
NordenBladet – The UN Secretary-General has requested Denmark to take up a leading position towards the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, 23 September 2019. Specifically, Denmark is due to lead the energy transition track in order to advance
Read MoreNordic countries agree on closer cooperation to tackle the climate crisis
NordenBladet â At their meeting in Helsinki on Friday 25 January, the Prime Ministers and ministers responsible for climate issues of the Nordic countries decided to speed up their climate actions. The Nordic countries aim to follow the 1.5 Degree
Read MoreWould you forgo a glass of wine to protect the Arctic and our climate?
NordenBladet – It would cost passengers just the price of a glass of wine a day if cruise ships would stop burning highly polluting heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the fragile Arctic environment. That’s according to a new report (attached)from
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Swedish weather and nature – Seasons and climate
NordenBladet – Swedes love to talk about Swedish weather. Spring, summer, fall and winter each have their own unique personalities, and the seasons vary a lot from north to south. And in a country with long coastlines and deep forests,
Read MoreVice President of International Finance Cooperation to present Finlandâs Climate Fund in Helsinki and Vaasa
NordenBladet â Nena Stoiljkovic, Vice President of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which belongs to the World Bank Group, will visit Helsinki and Vaasa from 14 to 15 December in order to present the Climate Fund (Finland-IFC Blended Finance for
Read MoreMP hits out at Prince Charles over climate change proposal
OHMYGOSSIP â A Conservative Party MP has criticised Prince Charles for making political statements about climate change. The 68-year-old royal has been outspoken in his views about global warming, but Philip Davies has hit out at the Prince’s call for
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Obama ropes in top corporates for climate change push: environmental action isn’t just for “tree-huggers”
OHMYGOSSIP — President Barack Obama said environmental action isn’t just for “tree-huggers” and can actually help boost companies’ profits, adding that 81 companies, including Intel, Johnson and Johnson, have backed a US-sponsored pledge supporting action to combat climate change.
Read MoreEuropean Environment Agency (EEA): The EU and Norway are missing environmental targets
NordenBladet – Europe will achieve only a small proportion of its environmental targets for 2020, the EUâs European Environment Agency (EEA) states. In a new report, the EEA reviews the status of targets set by EU member states and other
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In Focus: Iceland and the Arctic
NordenBladet – There are a few different definitions of what constitutes the Arctic, but it can essentially be defined as the area surrounding the North Pole. This northernmost part of the planet is home to about 4 million people, about
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