Climate Change and the proposed Canadian Northern Corridor
The Canadian Northern Corridor is a concept for a multi-modal (road, rail, pipeline, electrical and communication) transmission corridor through northern Canada. This paper reviews scientific evidence about potential impacts of climate change in northern Canada and implications for future corridor d...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:53fe26b0bec54afe95004e49a906af5a 2023-05-15T16:37:51+02:00 Climate Change and the proposed Canadian Northern Corridor David Fawcett Tristan Pearce James Ford 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v13i0.69570 https://doaj.org/article/53fe26b0bec54afe95004e49a906af5a EN eng University of Calgary https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/69570 https://doaj.org/toc/2560-8312 https://doaj.org/toc/2560-8320 doi:10.11575/sppp.v13i0.69570 2560-8312 2560-8320 https://doaj.org/article/53fe26b0bec54afe95004e49a906af5a The School of Public Policy Publications, Vol 13 (2020) Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v13i0.69570 2022-12-31T08:31:58Z The Canadian Northern Corridor is a concept for a multi-modal (road, rail, pipeline, electrical and communication) transmission corridor through northern Canada. This paper reviews scientific evidence about potential impacts of climate change in northern Canada and implications for future corridor development. The results show that climate change impacts are already being experienced through northern Canada and are expected to continue and potentially worsen in the future. Permafrost thaw, sea ice melt, extreme weather events, and changes in coastal processes (e.g. sea level rise, erosion), among other impacts, threaten the construction, maintenance, and operation of infrastructure within the corridor. Climate change impacts are likely to affect the feasibility and costs of some infrastructure, and create on-going challenges to operations. Climate change impacts are highly localized and a disturbance at one chokepoint in the corridor could compromise the operation of the whole corridor. More research is needed to examine climate change impacts at local scales to understand the characteristics of the physical environment and how it is changing, as well as how existing human activities may conflict with the corridor. Efforts are needed to engage relevant Indigenous peoples, Indigenous organisations, and local communities early in corridor discussions to identify if a corridor is desirable and relevant to them, and whether it can be developed in a manner that sustains livelihoods, culture, health, and well-being. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice permafrost Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada The Corridor ENVELOPE(78.139,78.139,-68.582,-68.582) |
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The Canadian Northern Corridor is a concept for a multi-modal (road, rail, pipeline, electrical and communication) transmission corridor through northern Canada. This paper reviews scientific evidence about potential impacts of climate change in northern Canada and implications for future corridor development. The results show that climate change impacts are already being experienced through northern Canada and are expected to continue and potentially worsen in the future. Permafrost thaw, sea ice melt, extreme weather events, and changes in coastal processes (e.g. sea level rise, erosion), among other impacts, threaten the construction, maintenance, and operation of infrastructure within the corridor. Climate change impacts are likely to affect the feasibility and costs of some infrastructure, and create on-going challenges to operations. Climate change impacts are highly localized and a disturbance at one chokepoint in the corridor could compromise the operation of the whole corridor. More research is needed to examine climate change impacts at local scales to understand the characteristics of the physical environment and how it is changing, as well as how existing human activities may conflict with the corridor. Efforts are needed to engage relevant Indigenous peoples, Indigenous organisations, and local communities early in corridor discussions to identify if a corridor is desirable and relevant to them, and whether it can be developed in a manner that sustains livelihoods, culture, health, and well-being. |
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Climate Change and the proposed Canadian Northern Corridor |
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