ABSTRACT
Global energy problems will remain a challenge in the coming decades. The impact of climate change and the melting of polar sea ice opening up access to offshore hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic Ocean, raises questions for both civil society and the scientific community over drilling opportunities in Arctic marine areas.
Disparities in approach to the governance of oil and gas extraction in the Arctic arise from fundamental differences in histories, cultures, domestic constraints and substantive values and attitudes in the Arctic coastal states and sub-states. Differing political systems, legal traditions and societal beliefs with regard to energy security and economic development, environmental protection, legitimacy of decision making, and the ownership and respect of the rights of indigenous people, all affect how governance systems of oil and gas extraction are designed.
Using a multidisciplinary approach and case studies from the USA, Norway, Russia, Canada, Greenland/Denmark and the EU, this book both examines the current governance of extraction and its effects and considers ways to enhance the efficiency of environmental management and public participation in this system.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|15 pages
Governance of offshore oil and gas in the Arctic
part I|75 pages
Globalization and supra-nationalism in the Arctic
chapter 4|25 pages
The EU’s role as a facilitator in the development of maritime environmental law in the Arctic
part II|74 pages
National perspectives on offshore regulations
chapter 7|19 pages
Governance of offshore hydrocarbon activities in the Arctic and energy policies
chapter 9|19 pages
The Arctic offshore hydrocarbon hiatus of 2015
part III|52 pages
State-based approach, sub-states entities and indigenous peoples
chapter 12|16 pages
Indigenous modes of ownership
part IV|74 pages
Regulatory instruments and enforcement