the geopolitics of arctic melt
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The Geopolitics of Arctic Melt. Dr. Charles K. Ebinger And Evie Zambetakis Energy Security Initiative The Brookings Institution. Arctic Melt. Climate change, feedback loops More than one million square miles of ice melted in 2007 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Geopolitics of The Geopolitics of Arctic MeltArctic Melt
Dr. Charles K. EbingerDr. Charles K. EbingerAndAnd
Evie ZambetakisEvie Zambetakis
Energy Security InitiativeEnergy Security InitiativeThe Brookings InstitutionThe Brookings Institution
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Arctic MeltArctic Melt Climate change, feedback loopsClimate change, feedback loops
More than one million square miles of More than one million square miles of ice melted in 2007ice melted in 2007
We could have ice-free Arctic We could have ice-free Arctic summers as early as 2013 or 2015summers as early as 2013 or 2015
New environmental and strategic New environmental and strategic challengeschallenges
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Arctic Melt: What you need Arctic Melt: What you need to knowto know
The short- to medium-term debate: new The short- to medium-term debate: new or existing multinational frameworks for or existing multinational frameworks for Arctic governanceArctic governance
Technology is a key barrier to the Technology is a key barrier to the “scramble” for access to shipping and “scramble” for access to shipping and E&P of hydrocarbonsE&P of hydrocarbons
The US is The US is far behind far behind the rest of the Arctic the rest of the Arctic states on its Arctic policy and presencestates on its Arctic policy and presence
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Legal Frameworks and Legal Frameworks and International CooperationInternational Cooperation
UN Convention on the Law of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)Sea (UNCLOS)
Arctic CouncilArctic Council Challenges to governanceChallenges to governance
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Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-ArendalHugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/arctic-sea-routes-northern-sea-route-and-northwest-passage http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/arctic-sea-routes-northern-sea-route-and-northwest-passage
Shipping Routes
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Geopolitical FlashpointsGeopolitical Flashpoints
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Icebreaker FleetsIcebreaker Fleets
1 Icebreaker = 8-10 years lead-time + ~$1 billion
Russia
Canada
Finland
U.S.Germany
Japan
China
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Natural Gas-to-Oil Ratio Natural Gas-to-Oil Ratio 3:13:1
http://www.cge.uevora.pt/aspo2005/abscom/Abstract_Lisbon_Ronning.pdf - Statoil’s Arctic Assessment
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When would Arctic E&P When would Arctic E&P be attractive?be attractive?
High Oil PricesHigh Oil Prices Ice-capable technologyIce-capable technology Increased geopolitical tensions in Increased geopolitical tensions in
shipping chokepointsshipping chokepoints Sense of clear delineation of Sense of clear delineation of
boundaries and legal frameworksboundaries and legal frameworks
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The Big PictureThe Big Picture
Arctic states appear committed to Arctic states appear committed to cooperation and are likely to build cooperation and are likely to build capacity of existing frameworkscapacity of existing frameworks
Commercial and strategic benefits are Commercial and strategic benefits are real but distant real but distant
Arctic remains strategically important Arctic remains strategically important in the long-run, with multiple in the long-run, with multiple potential flashpoints which can be potential flashpoints which can be mitigated by focus on cooperationmitigated by focus on cooperation
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Recommendations for Recommendations for the United Statesthe United States
US must be able to be active and US must be able to be active and project influence in the Arctic region project influence in the Arctic region year-round and in any conditionsyear-round and in any conditions
Ratify UNCLOSRatify UNCLOS Invest $2 billion for 2 new Invest $2 billion for 2 new
icebreakers and $1 billion for icebreakers and $1 billion for maintenance of existing icebreakers maintenance of existing icebreakers in the interimin the interim
Encourage research on ice-capable Encourage research on ice-capable technologies through public-private technologies through public-private partnershipspartnerships
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