Mining giant told to pay $2 bn for Arctic spill
Event:
- 21,000 tonnes of diesel fuel had spilled from a reservoir that collapsed in May outside the Arctic city of Norilsk, polluting huge stretches of river in remote tundra with bright red patches visible from space.
- This led to imposition of national level state of emergency.
Action:
- Russia’s state environmental watchdog that metals giant Norilsk Nickel should pay an unprecedented $2 billion in damages over a huge Arctic fuel spill.
- It has estimated the damage to Arctic subsoil and water resources at 147.8 billion rubles ($2.05 billion).
- The company is the world’s largest producer of nickel and palladium.
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