Comparing Russian and Canadian Climate Policy: Protecting Arctic Interests?

• Published in: Arctic Review on Law and Politics
• Main Authors: Meinhard Doelle, Roman Dremliuga
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Norwegian
• Published: Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP 2022
• Subjects: climate change; mitigation; adaptation; development path; arctic; canada; russia; Law; K; Arctic; Canada; Arctic review on law and politics; Climate change
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v13.3225; https://doaj.org/article/b69d819616ea4466a7f7a1a06b008abe

The global human influence on the climate is growing at an alarming pace. This trend appears doomed to continue. Polar regions are feeling the effects first. This means that if the impacts of climate change serve to motivate effective policies, polar regions could be a good place to look for climate policy innovation. It is within this context that this article considers Arctic climate policy in Russia and Canada. The basic question posed is whether the unique and immediate threat climate change presents in the Arctic is reflected in progressive laws and policies with respect to four key areas: mitigation, adaptation, impacts and vulnerability, and development.