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The daily average concen-
tration of carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere reaches
400 ppm for the "rst time
since recording began.
Hearings begin
in Alaska on the
grounding of
Shell’s drilling rig
Kulluk.
Sigmundur Davíd Gunnlaugs-
son becomes Iceland’s new
prime minister.
Noises from Gazprom and a Russian energy
research institute suggest (once more) that
Shtokman may not be developed after all. It
may instead be left for “future generations”.
The Polar Research Institute of China
and the Icelandic Center for Research
host the "rst China-Nordic Arctic Coop-
eration Symposium in Shanghai.
Defense chiefs from the 8 Arctic
states meet in Ilulissat, Green-
land to consider expansion of
military cooperation and in-
creased military support of civil-
ian operations in the region.
The Arctic Council’s permanent Secretariat opens in Tromsø, Norway.
Finale of the 21st Calotte Acad-
emy, part of the Northern Re-
search Forum’s (NRF) major aca-
demic activities.
Contrary to previous an-
nouncements, Gazprom now
says that it will continue to
develop the Shtokman "eld in
the Barents Sea.
The Government of Canada, the Government
of the Northwest Territories and Aboriginal
parties sign the "nal devolution agreement
for the Northwest Territories.