The Arctic Circle Podcast

In this episode we listen to five leaders of Youth in the Arctic discuss the future of the Arctic. The panel consists of Eben Hopson, North Slope Liaison, Ukpeaġvik, Iñupiat Corporation, Daria Makhotina, Chairperson, Barents Regional Youth Council, Enni Similä, Project Worker, The Saami Council, Pétur Halldórsson, Founder, Arctic Youth Network and Victoria Qutuuq Buschman, Postdoctoral Researcher,...

In this episode we listen to Director General of ICIMOD Dr. Pema Gyamtsho and Coordinating Lead Author of the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment Dr. Eklabya Sharma discuss the challenges facing the region and efforts to increase collaboration in recent years. The Dialogue is moderated by Mr. Dagfinnur Sveinbjörnsson, Arctic Circle Emissary on the Third Pole, Climate and the Oceans. This event original...

In this episode we listen to statements on the Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, from H.E. Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and H.E. Nicolay Korchunov, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials under the Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. Following the statements will be a dialogue with Anton Vasiliev, Vice-President of the Russian Ass...

In this episode we learn about the success of the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2019-2021, from H.E. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarsson, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Einar Gunnarsson, former Chair of the Arctic Senior Officials. Following their speeches is a Q&A moderated by H.E. Marie-Anne Coninsx, Former EU Ambassador at large for the Arctic. This event originally t...

In this episode we listen to four experts discuss the Volcanic Eruption of Fagradalsfjall and how research on seismic activity connected the Arctic and Space. First is a keynote from Shay Strong, VP Analytics, Iceye, then speeches from Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Head, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Nordic Volcanological Center, University of Iceland, Vincent Drouin, Geophysicist, Icelandic MET office and...

In this episode we listen to three experts discuss the growing Arctic Film Sector and it‘s place in the film industry. The dialogue between Director and producer Baltasar Kormákur, Anne Lajla Utsi, CEO, International Sámi Film Institute and Laufey Guðjónsdóttir, Director of the Icelandic Film Centre is moderated by Liisa Holmberg, Film Commissioner, International Sámi Film Insitute. This event ori...

In this episode we listen to H.E. Olivier Poivre d‘Arvor, French Ambassador for Polar and Maritime Issues, discuss the Arctic Strategy of France. The Ambassador‘s speech is followed by a Q&A from the audience, moderated by Michael Mann, EU‘s Special Envoy for Arctic Matters. This event originally took place at the 2021 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland. Arctic Circle is the largest...

In this episode we listen to four distinguished experts discuss the New American Arctic Strategy: U.S. Senator from Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, Mr. David Balton, the new Executive Director of the Arctic Execuituve Steering Committee at the White House, Mr. Mike Sfraga, the new Chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC) and Mr. Jim Dehart, U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region.  The dialogue...

In this episode we listen to H.E. Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries introduce the new EU Arctic Strategy. The Commissioner‘s speech is followed by a Q&A from the audience, moderated by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman of the Arctic Circle and former President of Iceland. This event originally took place at the 2021 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík...

In this episode we listen to H.E. Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenlandic Minister for Housing, Infrastructure, Justice, Minerals and Gender Equality speak on the policies of the New Government of Greenland. The Minister‘s speech is followed by a Q&A from the audience, moderated by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman of the Arctic Circle and former President of Iceland. This event originally took place a...

In this episode we listen to U. S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island, discuss measures being taken in Washington D.C regarding Climate Change. The Senator‘s speech is followed by a Q&A with the audience. This event originally took place at the 2021 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland. The Q&A was moderated by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Chairman of the Arctic Circle and for...

In this episode we listen to a dialogue between three distinguished experts discuss MOSAiC, the largest Arctic Expedition in History and how Science is used to set benchmarks for our Future. The dialogue between Dr. Markus Rex, Expedition Leader of MOSAiC and Dr. Halldór Þorsteinsson, President, Climate Council of Iceland is moderated by Dr. Antje Boetius, Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute....

In this episode we listen to H.E. Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland discuss Scotland‘s engagements in Arctic Cooperation and the importance of COP26 taking place in Glasgow. The First Minister‘s speech is followed by a Q&A with the audience. This event originally took place at the 2021 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland. The Q&A was moderated by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson,...

In this episode we listen to the world renown scientist Dr. Stephan Rahmstorf, Professor of Physics of the Oceans at the University of Potsdam discuss Arctic Tipping Points and how the loss of the Greenland Icesheet will effect the rest of the world. Dr. Rahmshorf‘s speech originally took place at the 2019 Arctic Circle Assembly as a part of a Session on Arctic Tipping Points. The full Session is...

This episode marks the launch of a new Arctic Circle Mission Council on Greenland in the Arctic. In this episode Greenland‘s new Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Pele Broberg, discusses Greenland‘s Foreign Policy and answers questions from the audience. The dialogue originally to place on June 7th 2021 on Arctic Circle‘s online media platform, Arctic Circle VIRTUAL. The event was moderated by th...

In this episode we hear from Dag Kjetil Hansen, CEO of Bredbåndsfylket Ltd in Norway and Jukka-Pekka Joensuu, Attorney-at-law, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland discussing how Data Cables can be used as game changers when connecting the Arctic. The Session was moderated by Heiðar Guðjónsson, Chair, Arctic Economic Council. The Session originally took place at the 2019 Arctic Circle Assembly and was co...

This episode contains the second of two sessions of the Arctic Circle VIRTUAL Prelude to the Japan Forum held on May 7th 2021 in conjunction with the third Arctic Science Ministerial meeting in Japan. In the dialogue you will hear keynotes and discussions on the Role of Japan and USA in the Future of Arctic Science, from H.E. Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Iceland‘s Minister of Science, Education and Cultur...

This episode contains the first of two sessions of the Arctic Circle VIRTUAL Prelude to the Japan Forum held on May 7th 2021 in conjunction with the third Arctic Science Ministerial meeting in Japan. In the dialogue you will hear keynotes and discussions on the role of Japan in Arctic Cooperation, from H.E. Yoko Kamikawa, Chief Secretary, Parliamentary League of Arctic Frontier Study and Japan‘s M...

In this episode we learn more about Sweden‘s New Arctic Policy and it‘s geopolitical implications. The dialogue originally took place on November 16th 2020 on Arctic Circle‘s online media platform, Arctic Circle VIRTUAL. In this event Sweden‘s Foreign Minister, Ann Linde discusses the groundbreaking Arctic Policy and answers questions from the audience. The event was moderated by Össur Skarphéðins...

In this episode we learn about Arctic Tipping Points from three esteemed experts in the field: Dr. Stephan Rahmstorf, Professor of Physics of the Ocean at the University of Potsdam, Dr. Antje Boetius, Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute and Halldór Björnsson, Leader of Atmospheric Research Group at the Icelandic Meteorological Office. They will discuss the effects of Arctic Tipping Points suc...

In this episode we hear the reaction from three experts belonging to different sectors in Greenland to the extensive report of the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on how to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. The experts are Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, MP the Danish Folketing, Jacob Nitter Sørensen, CEO Air Greenland and Josephine Nymand, Head of Department, Greenland Institute of...

In this episode, titled „United States Arctic Science Leadership“, we hear France A. Cordova, Director of U.S. National Science Foundation discuss the role of the NSF in Arctic Research.  This session originally took place at the 2019 Arctic Circle Assembly and includes Q&A from the audience moderated by Dr. Larry Hinzman, President, International Arctic Science Committee and an introduction b...

In this episode, titled „How can Renewable Energy save the Arctic“, we hear Francesco La Camera, the Director General of IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency, discuss the importance of renewable energy for the Arctic and the world.  This session originally took place at the 2019 Arctic Circle Assembly and includes a Q&A from the audience, moderated by Guðni A. Jóhannesson, Director...

In this episode we learn more about the GlobalArctic Today! The dialogue originally to place on November 11th 2020 on Arctic Circle‘s online media platform, Arctic Circle VIRTUAL. In this event the Arctic Circle‘s Mission Council on GlobalArctic discusses geopolitical stability and power politics, fossil economy, science and the urgency of climate change mitigation. The event was moderated by Lass...

In this episode we learn more about The Future of EU in the Arctic. The dialogue originally to place on December 1st 2020 on Arctic Circle‘s online media platform, Arctic Circle VIRTUAL. In this event, EU‘s Ambassador at Large for the Arctic, Michael Mann discusses the updates to the EU Arctic Policy and answers questions from the audience. The event was moderated by Rachael Lorna Johnston, Profes...