Abstract
As the Polar region gathers a load of challenges (i.e. climate change, resources management, opening transport routes, etc.) affecting local communities, it engages public authorities and other stakeholders including civil society to meet them. Also, it has been for 25 years a space for backing climate policy and environment. Norway is exposed to major negative impacts due to climate change effects on its territory, specifically on its coastline. Public authorities published key assessments on costs and needed adaptation in the coming decades. Besides, the Nordic country stands as a specific player on the Arctic stage. On the one hand, Norway is committed to implement international agreements to fight global carbon emissions. The country is shifting toward a free-carbon model as transportation and infrastructures has to meet critical objectives to reduce CO2 emissions. On the other hand, the state is still relaying on fossil fuel resources for its economic development, despite the emergency of the climate crisis. For over 50 years, Norway has based its social model on the oil and gas industry. Its government holds several O\&G projects in the Barents Sea. This paper will discuss the current strategy in term of energy development. This strategy retains two aspects. The first one is dedicated to the energy model shifting promoted for internal policies. The second one is oriented to the international energy market as the state and key energy stakeholders maintain O\&G projects in the Arctic as the economic future of the country. What are the consequences of such a dichotomy? Is there any division among stakeholders? What are the implications in term of security?
Panel: Climate Change and Security Actors
Cite this presentation
@inproceedings{eiss-2019-norway-and-the-arctic-climate-policy-and-energy-paradigm,
author = {Florian Vidal},
title = {Norway and the Arctic: Climate Policy and Energy Paradigm},
booktitle = {European Security Studies Conference 2019},
year = {2019},
url = {https://eiss-europa.com/papers/2019-norway-and-the-arctic-climate-policy-and-energy-paradigm.html}
}