ABSTRACT
As should be evident from the previous chapters, the framing of Arctic challenges varies significantly in the different countries covered in this book. In this chapter we aim to bring the material from the four countries – Alaska, Canada, Norway and Russia – together in a comparative context from the perspective of sustainable development. We want to identify, highlight and discuss differences and similarities in more detail within the overall research questions raised in the introduction: What is sustainable development believed to entail, and what does it imply for oil and gas activities in the Arctic? What are the main conflicts of interests between different groups of actors? How and why do the main concerns and conflicts vary between indigenous peoples, local people, governments and oil and gas companies in the different regions and countries?
