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i2B – Into The Blue

Funded with €12.5M by the European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant, i2B is led by Dr Jochen Knies (UiT), Professor Gerrit Lohmann (AWI), and Associate Professor Stijn De Schepper (NORCE/UiB) and unites world-leading Arctic climate experts that will work together to resolve past Arctic greenhouse climates.

The Arctic’s past provides a glimpse into the future

• What are the global impacts of an ice-free Arctic?
• How will the Arctic develop with increasing climate warming?
• What does an ice-free Arctic mean for our environment and our society?

These are key questions that will be addressed by i2B Into The Blue researchers who will use cutting-edge research, geological records, and numerical models, to investigate past Arctic ‘warmer-than-present-day’ climates and the impact on ecosystems and society.

Press Releases

1. ERC synergy grant “i2B - Into the Blue
2. “The Arctic’s past provides a glimpse into the future” – Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
3. “Climate researchers receive 12.5 million euros to investigate the melting Arctic” – NORCE
4. “Klimaforskere mottar 12,5 millioner euro for å undersøke issmelting i Arktis” – Kommunikasjon NTB
5. “Når Polhavet blir blått” – Geoforskning.no
6. “UiT får over 260 millionar til synergi” – UiT
7. “UiT får over 260 EU-millionar: Vil finne framtida i fortida og melde tankar før dei er tenkt” – NRK Troms og Finnmark
8. “Toppbevilgning til klimaforskning” – NGU
9. “Hvordan var klimaet for flere millioner ar siden” – Forskning.no

For project/media enquiries

Dr Mariana Esteves

i2B Project Manager | UIT

i2B-manager@uit.no