Arctic Updates
Some recent happenings in the Arctic:
- The Arctic Council will
hold its biennial Ministerial Meeting on May 15. The Council is an
intergovernmental body that attempts to address the challenges in the Arctic,
including monitoring and assessment, environmental conservation, disaster
response and resource management. On May 15, the eight member states that
compose the Arctic Council – the United States, Canada, Russia, Denmark,
Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland – will vote to decide the fate of the
European Union and China within the Council. The EU and China are vying for promotion
to permanent observer status from their current status as “ad hoc” observers.
Permanent observer status would guarantee that the EU and China receive
invitations to future meetings and increase their influence on the Council. The
vote is not without controversy, and indigenous
groups are pressuring Canada to block the EU unless they repeal their ban on
seal products. The effect of this pressure could have significant
implications – like all decisions made within the Arctic Council, the vote to
grant permanent observer status must be unanimous. - Governance in the Arctic has become increasingly
relevant because, as Arctic
sea ice continues its rapid decline, countries have begun to assess
the Arctic’s potential as a future supply of fossil fuels and are seeking
increased influence in the area. In particular, on May 3 Russian
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev decreed that Russian energy company Gazprom has
the right to access the estimated 63.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in
the Arctic. The viability of oil and gas production in the Arctic, however,
is unclear. In March,
the Department of the Interior barred Shell from the Arctic after its
report found that Shell failed in its Arctic drilling attempt because it
was unprepared for the harsh climate. The Obama Administration is requiring
Shell to present a plan to address its shortcomings before it can return. This
incident demonstrates that less sea ice in the Arctic does not guarantee
successful fossil fuel production. Before companies will be able to access the Arctic’s
oil and gas resources, they will have to determine how they will overcome
the region’s extreme and erratic weather.
www.cnas.org
Source: http://www.cnas.org/blogs/naturalsecurity/2013/05/arctic-updates.html
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