Climate Home: The US and five Nordic states will take a precautionary approach to oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, they agreed on Friday.
A joint statement emphasised their commitment to international climate goals, which analysts warn are incompatible with costly Arctic exploration.
Following a similar commitment by Canada in April, it leaves Russia as the only Arctic nation not signed up to science-based standards.
Governments agreed in Paris last December to hold global warming well below 2C....