Governance of offshore oil and gas in the Arctic

Pelaudeix, Cecile; Basse, Ellen Margrethe

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“…Other globalisation processes that are deemed relevant for Arctic transformations are political power transitions in the global order-especially the shift from a unipolar to a multipolar order-and the increasing attention of traditionally understood non-Arctic states towards the Arctic [19,20]. The ever-increasing number and complexity of international organisations, legal agreements, and norms that relate to the Arctic is also increasingly scrutinised by Arctic researchers [21] especially concerning the marine Arctic [22][23][24][25][26]. The role of the (international) media in the presentation of climate change, and the framing of current and future Arctic narratives, is an interesting new field of research [27,28].…”

Section: The Ultimate Drivers Of Arctic Change: Climate Change and Glmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Among the societal transformations in focus in the recent literature are the possibly increasing accessibility and utilisation of resources in the Arctic, specifically of conventional oil and gas resources expected under the seabed of Arctic waters. Next to the assessment of the geological existence of such resources [30,31], contributions focus on further factors determining the (im)plausibility or (un)desirability of exploring and extracting Arctic resources, such as responsibilities and liabilities in terms of risk management and local benefit arrangements [22,Pt. IV;32,33], the (in)compatibility of Arctic oil and gas extraction with notions of sustainable development [34], the culturally detrimental effects of oil and gas development, for example through the removal and destruction of pasture land [35], national offshore regulations [22,Pt.…”

Section: Oil and Gasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Next to the assessment of the geological existence of such resources [30,31], contributions focus on further factors determining the (im)plausibility or (un)desirability of exploring and extracting Arctic resources, such as responsibilities and liabilities in terms of risk management and local benefit arrangements [22,Pt. IV;32,33], the (in)compatibility of Arctic oil and gas extraction with notions of sustainable development [34], the culturally detrimental effects of oil and gas development, for example through the removal and destruction of pasture land [35], national offshore regulations [22,Pt. II], the impact of international economic and political factors on Arctic oil and gas developments [36,37], and how such factors play out in specific places like the Barents region [38].…”

Section: Oil and Gasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…7;169,177,[196][197][198]. New levels of accessibility in many Arctic regions and associated expectations for new economic activities often lead to conflict between traditional and new land-uses (and non-uses like nature conservation) [22,Pt. III;[199][200][201]Pt.…”

Section: Role Of Indigenous Peoplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…II]. This can be seen in areas such as renewable and conventional energy development [22,202,203], tourism [69], reindeer husbandry [204], and sealing [205,206]. Economic activities in the Arctic are thus often said to be subject to a social licence to operate, i.e.…”

Section: Role Of Indigenous Peoplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Societal Impacts of a Rapidly Changing Arctic

Stephen

2018

Curr Clim Change Rep

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This review article makes six observations about the current body of research on the societal impacts of a changing Arctic. First, climate change and globalisation are the dominant drivers of societal impacts in the Arctic. Second, many contributions focus on the impacts in concrete sectors of society, often from an opportunities-and-risks perspective, which tends to blur the boundary to more policy-oriented work. Third, the mantra of the sustainable development of the Arctic or Arctic sustainability pervades considerations of Arctic societal impacts. Fourth, societal and environment change in the Arctic is increasingly analysed using the image of the Global Arctic, highlighting the inextricable linkages between Arctic and global processes and systems and thus the entangled fate of the North and the entire globe. Fifth, an increasing number of actors is seen as being involved in societal and environmental transformations in the Arctic, often conveyed through the (often ill-defined) stakeholder concept. Sixth, Arctic indigenous peoples are depicted as the group most vulnerable to the societal impacts of a changing Arctic, but are increasingly the subject of research in the form of rights-holders and active participants in governance, law, politics, and research. Challenges for future research include achieving greater clarity and reflexivity around key concepts, and de-essentialising the Arctic via the use of comparative methods on cases both within and beyond the Arctic.

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Section: The Ultimate Drivers Of Arctic Change: Climate Change and Glmentioning

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Section: Oil and Gasmentioning

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Section: Oil and Gasmentioning

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Stephen

2018

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Openness, transparency and public participation in the governance of uranium mining in Greenland: a legal and political track record

2017

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This article examines the implementation of the principles of openness, transparency and public participation in the decision-making regarding the conditions for uranium mining in Greenland from a legal and political perspective. The time frame covers the period from the exploration for minerals before World War II to 2016–2017 when the current Greenlandic authorities prepared a licence for a project of extraction of rare earth elements and uranium in Kvanefjeld. It is shown that the issue of openness, transparency and public participation in Greenland is a longstanding issue and that the current governance does not permit public access to a draft environmental impact assessment report, impairing public participation in decision-making, and preventing the environmental consequences of these activities from being considered as a public concern. It is argued that sovereignty–its consolidation and the accession to it–has impacted the design of governance in Greenland and that the constraints put on the full implementation of the legal principles of openness, transparency and public participation in the governance of uranium mining in Greenland, amongst other factors, point to a current hybrid political and legal order in the context of a political agenda of independence.

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Activity Concentrations of Cs-137, Sr-90, Am-241, Pu-238, and Pu-239+240 and an Assessment of Pollution Sources Based on Isotopic Ratio Calculations and the HYSPLIT Model in Tundra Landscapes (Subarctic Zone of Russia)

Puchkov,

Yakovlev

2023

Applied Sciences

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The paper is devoted to the assessment of the content of anthropogenic radionuclides in tundra landscapes of the subarctic zone of Russia. The authors of the article studied the features of accumulation and migration of anthropogenic radionuclides and identified probable sources of their entry into environmental objects. Peat samples were collected on the territory of the Kaninskaya Tundra of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Northwest Russia). A total of 46 samples were taken. The following parameters were determined in each peat sample: (1) activity and pollution density of anthropogenic radionuclides; (2) isotopic ratios of anthropogenic radionuclides; (3) activity ratios of each radionuclide for layers 10–20 cm and 0–10 cm. The results of the studies showed that the pollution density of the Nes River basin with the radionuclides Cs-137 and Sr-90 is up to 4.85 × 103 Bq×m−2 and 1.88 × 103 Bq×m−2, respectively, which is 2–5 times higher than the available data for the Kanin tundra, as well as for Russia and the world as a whole. The data obtained for Am-241, Pu-238, and Pu-239+240 showed insignificant activity of these radionuclides and generally correspond to the values for other tundra areas in Russia and the world. It was found that some tundra areas (“peat lowlands”) are characterized by increased radionuclide content due to the process of accumulation and migration along the vertical profile. Calculations of isotope ratios Sr-90/Cs-137, Pu-238/Pu-239+240, Pu-239+240/Cs-137, Am-241/Pu-239+240 and air mass trajectories based on the HYSPLIT model showed that the main sources of anthropogenic radionuclide contamination are global atmospheric fallout and the Chernobyl accident.

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Governance of offshore oil and gas in the Arctic

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Societal Impacts of a Rapidly Changing Arctic

Societal Impacts of a Rapidly Changing Arctic

Openness, transparency and public participation in the governance of uranium mining in Greenland: a legal and political track record

Activity Concentrations of Cs-137, Sr-90, Am-241, Pu-238, and Pu-239+240 and an Assessment of Pollution Sources Based on Isotopic Ratio Calculations and the HYSPLIT Model in Tundra Landscapes (Subarctic Zone of Russia)

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