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There's an Arctic group of islands near the North Pole called Svalbard.

They're part of Norway.

Svalbard attracts many tourists.

They go to see the polar bears, northern lights and the midnight sun.

Tourists usually go by cruise ships or planes.

But this is producing lots of CO2 and the Arctic is warming very fast.

Svalbard's tourism business is trying to be eco-friendly.

But Ronny Brunvoll says Svalbard's CO2 level is very high.

In 2022, cruise ships, which use harmful fuel, were banned from Svalbard.

Hurtigruten, a Norwegian cruise company, is using technology to be more eco-friendly.

The company director, Tore Hoem, explains.

Svalbard used to have coal mines as its main business.

But most of them closed.

Now, tourism's the main source of income.

But this is destroying Svalbard's climate.

Børre Haugli says Svalbard wants the money from tourism, but it also wants to protect the environment.

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