The US is fighting against climate change language in Arctic Council declaration, reports say
The dispute is reminiscent of a similar one over climate change language ahead of the Arctic Council's 2017 Fairbanks ministerial meeting.
As the Arctic Council prepares to convene its biennial ministerial meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland next week, representatives from the United States have clashed with those of other Arctic Council member states over the issue of climate change, potentially jeopardizing the joint declaration traditionally issued at the conclusion of such meetings, according to several reports.
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