- Details
- Written by: ofurpaur
- Category: News & Press Releases
- Hits: 3550
The agenda of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 6thInternational Arctic Forum, which was previously scheduled for 11–13 April, will be discussed during upcoming events as part of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023 based on a decision by the Forum’s Organizing Committee.
- Details
- Written by: ofurpaur
- Category: News & Press Releases
- Hits: 4899
Over the years, numerous expeditions have been made to try to find the wreck of the three-masted barquentine Over the years, numerous expeditions have been made to try to find the wreck of the three-masted barquentine Endurance since it sank in 1915 without success, until now. Today, 9 March 2022, it was announced by the expedition Endurance22 that the wreck of Endurance had been found off the coast of Antarctica at 3,008 meters (9,869ft) depth.
Read more: Shackleton´s ship the Endurance, that sank 1915, found off the coast of Antarctica
- Details
- Written by: ofurpaur
- Category: News & Press Releases
- Hits: 3656
Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States condemn Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and note the grave impediments to international cooperation, including in the Arctic, that Russia’s actions have caused.Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States condemn Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and note the grave impediments to international cooperation, including in the Arctic, that Russia’s actions have caused.
- Details
- Written by: ofurpaur
- Category: News & Press Releases
- Hits: 6838
The press release for the release of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
Read more: IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: Impacts, Adaption and Vulnerability
- Details
- Written by: ofurpaur
- Category: News & Press Releases
- Hits: 7670
Few statistics on the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining
- Bitcoin uses more renewable energy than most countries
- Bitcoin mining is currently estimated to account for about 0.5% of global electricity consumption
- Now Bitcoin has a carbon footprint equivalent to Greece
- Only seven mining companies own almost 80% of all computer power on the network
- Bitcoin mining currently uses 66 times more electricity than in 2015
- In 2009 the cost of mining took a few second’s worth of household electricity, in 2021 the cost was worth 9 years of household electricity
- A single Bitcoin transaction results in the same carbon footprint as a traveler flying from New York to Amsterdam.