Governance of arctic offshore oil and gas

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Governance of offshore oil and gas in the Arctic: between diversity and coexistence -- PART I: Globalization and supra-nationalism in the Arctic -- 2 Framing the problem in Arctic offshore hydrocarbon exploitation -- 3 Sustainable development in Arctic international environmental cooperation and the governance of hydrocarbon-related activities -- 4 The EU's role as a facilitator in the development of maritime environmental law in the Arctic: with focus on offshore hydrocarbon activities -- 5 Indigenous rights in the marine Arctic -- PART II: National perspectives on offshore regulations -- 6 Alaska and offshore hydrocarbon extraction: a legal and socio-economic review -- 7 Governance of offshore hydrocarbon activities in the Arctic and energy policies: a comparative approach between Norway, Canada and Greenland/Denmark -- 8 The Russian offshore oil and gas regime: when tight control means less order -- 9 The Arctic offshore hydrocarbon hiatus of 2015: an opportunity to revisit regulation around the pole -- PART III: State-based approach, sub-states entities and indigenous peoples -- 10 Offshore development and Inuit rights in Inuit Nunangat -- 11 Securing the coastal Sámi culture and livelihood -- 12 Indigenous modes of ownership: reopening the case for communal rights in Greenland -- PART IV: Regulatory instruments and enforcement -- 13 Impact benefit agreements and economic and environmental risk management in the Arctic -- 14 Impact and benefit a greements in Greenland -- 15 The interplay between environmental research and environmental regulation of offshore oil activities in Greenland -- 16 Towards an integrated and participatory governance of the Arctic marine areas -- Index

"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."--Provided by publisher.