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Manuel Deiller

Longyearbyen, a bipolar city

    RELEASE

    2016-10-03

    BUGET

    N/A

    LENGTH

    56 min

    Description

    In the Arctic, the Norwegian city of Longyearbyen, located in the Svalbard archipelago, has been extracting coal for one hundred years as an energetic and economic source, which stirs many environmental paradoxes. In 2015, the mayor election year, the coal prices fall and the issue of sustainable development starts to emerge in the minds. According to some scientists, politicians and city locals, Longyearbyen is now facing a race against the clock.

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