Arctic climate policy development: taking public beliefs into account

• Published in: E3S Web of Conferences
• Main Authors: Klyuchnikova Elena, Klyuchnikov Gleb
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: EDP Sciences 2023
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Arctic; Climate change; Northern Sea Route
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202337806008; https://doaj.org/article/c67a60a0c97e40b2afcca4d4e02d7722

For the effective implementation of climate policy in the Arctic, public beliefs must be taken into account in its development. The research presented in this report shows that the majority are inclined to believe that climate change is occurring, where the younger generation associates these changes with anthropogenic impact, while the older respondents with natural causes. The majority are confident that climate change in the Russian Arctic will bring positive change, increase the standard of living in the Arctic, improve conditions for farming, and increase the intensity of traffic along the Northern Sea Route. Thus, the population is not ready to bear the possible costs when the climate policy is tightened; people’s expectations are aimed at increasing the comfort of living in the Arctic.