All habits die hard : Exploring the path dependence and lock-ins of outdated energy systems in the Russian Arctic

• Published in: Energy Research & Social Science
• Main Author: Salonen, Hilma
• Other Authors: Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co 2022
• Subjects: Russia; Arctic; Energy; Renewables; Mega project; Pragmatism; RENEWABLE ENERGY; CONSTRAINING FACTORS; PLANNING POLICY; TRANSITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; CONSUMPTION; GOVERNANCE; DYNAMICS; AREAS; POWER; 1172 Environmental sciences; Sakha; Tiksi; Climate change; Northern Sea Route; Republic of Sakha
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/339907

In the middle of accelerating climate change and global energy transition from fossil fuels towards low-carbon alternatives, Russia has set a course for mitigating the negative effects of these phenomena while seeking to profit from the supposed positive prospects of warming climate conditions: for...