Energy development in the Arctic: resource colonialism revisited
As accelerated climate change can offer easier access to the Arctic resource riches, many countries, including the non-Arctic states, are now considering the Arctic as a viable future source of enormous energy supplies and valuable minerals. This chapter explores the current conversations on Arcti...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:elg:eechap:15812_12 2024-04-14T08:05:54+00:00 Energy development in the Arctic: resource colonialism revisited Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy and Natural Resources Daria Gritsenko https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781783475629.00020.xml unknown https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781783475629.00020.xml book ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:30:00Z As accelerated climate change can offer easier access to the Arctic resource riches, many countries, including the non-Arctic states, are now considering the Arctic as a viable future source of enormous energy supplies and valuable minerals. This chapter explores the current conversations on Arctic energy futures through the lens of resource colonialism. Focusing on the intertwined politics and economics of Arctic energy, it shows how ongoing Arctic developments have been shaped by expectations, decisions and events taking place outside the Arctic region. It is argued that a contradictory relationship between energy and environment accompanying the persistent interest in Arctic resource wealth marks a shift in the international political economy of energy from ‘old’ to ‘new’ carbon governance. Economics and Finance, Environment, Politics and Public Policy Book Arctic Climate change RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Arctic |
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As accelerated climate change can offer easier access to the Arctic resource riches, many countries, including the non-Arctic states, are now considering the Arctic as a viable future source of enormous energy supplies and valuable minerals. This chapter explores the current conversations on Arctic energy futures through the lens of resource colonialism. Focusing on the intertwined politics and economics of Arctic energy, it shows how ongoing Arctic developments have been shaped by expectations, decisions and events taking place outside the Arctic region. It is argued that a contradictory relationship between energy and environment accompanying the persistent interest in Arctic resource wealth marks a shift in the international political economy of energy from ‘old’ to ‘new’ carbon governance. Economics and Finance, Environment, Politics and Public Policy |
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