• A warmer climate will pose a challenge to agriculture, fisheries and forestry in the Nordic region. But the region will also experience changes that may lead to...
  • Since the beginning of the 21st century, Nordic countries, as climate pioneers in the EU, have taken larger-scale actions in the climate field.
  • Yet there is an important aspect of climate risk that the Nordic countries have yet to fully grapple with: transboundary risks.
  • Sweden, the largest of the Nordic countries, covers an area of 173,860 square miles and has a population of around 10.5 million.
  • The 170-country Index, compiled by British consultancy Maplecroft, ranks the Nordic countries and Ireland as the least vulnerable to the impacts of climate...
  • The Nordic countries share UNEP’s concern on the critical state of the environment, especially as it relates to biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution...
  • Exporting climate technology. It might be countered that the Nordic countries, by demonstrating that it is possible to combine economic growth with...
  • Climate zones in Norway. As is typical in Nordic countries, the climate is also marked by the length of the days.
  • The remainder of the Nordic countries will join the Paris Agreement with the rest of the European Union countries, which will likely happen next year.
  • The Nordic countries may also follow an ambitious climate policy because they want to do their share of a global effort to halt climate change.