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Barely one week later, Gazprom
announces that it will post-
pone the development of the
Shtokman project until better
technologies are available.
The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continen-
tal Shelf convenes in NewYork, considering (among
other issues) claims to portions of the Arctic.
The sixth World Reindeer Herders’ Congress opens in Genhe, China.
Six female climbers from Greenpeace involved with
the organization’s “Save the Arctic” campaign scale
The Shard - London’s tallest building at 310 meters -
while many people watch via live webcam.
Nunavut celebrates the
20th anniversary of the
signing of the land claims
agreement that established
the territory.
The “Students on Ice” Arctic Youth Expedi-
tion 2013 begins in the Greenlandic and
Canadian Arctic.
For the "rst time, a delegation
from Russia’s Northern Fleet
takes part in Canadian Armed
Forces’ Operation Nanook 2013
- as observers.
Norway’s Conservative party
wins national elections, put-
ting Erna Solberg in place
as the country’s new prime
minister.
The Northern Research Forum
convenes this year’s Open As-
sembly in Akureyri, Iceland, look-
ing intensively at climate change
in northern territories.