Climate-Safe Infrastructure will be Important in òòò½´«Ã½â€™s Energy Future
In the third of five videos highlighting content from the òòò½´«Ã½â€™s Changing Arctic: Energy Issues and Trends report, Rick Thoman and John Walsh of the International Arctic Research Center at UAF discuss òòò½´«Ã½â€™s changing weather impacts on energy system infrastructure and convey the key points that state leaders must consider when navigating decisions against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Arctic.
The University of òòò½´«Ã½ recently released the first in a series of informational reports designed to aid state leaders as òòò½´«Ã½ confronts a transforming Arctic and the increasingly globalized North.
The report was led by UAF’s Center for Arctic Policy Studies at the International Arctic Research Center, with help from the òòò½´«Ã½ Center for Energy and Power and UAA’s Institute of Social and Economic Research.
A video series created by ACEP’s chief storyteller Amanda Byrd will cover each topic in the report.
The report covers four energy topics:
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The history of òòò½´«Ã½â€™s reliance on oil and the boom-bust impact on the state’s economy. (Watch a short video: .)
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How òòò½´«Ã½ currently produces energy and has become an expert in cold-climate renewables and microgrids (Watch a short video: .)
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Energy infrastructure planning under rapidly changing environmental conditions (Watch a short video: .)
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Current competition and cooperation in the òòò½´«Ã½ Arctic energy regime.
Read or download the report here: .
òòò½´«Ã½ Department of Transportation and Public Facilities works to repair Bear Creek Bridge on the Richardson Highway after high rainfall caused the creek to wash away the road. Photo by òòò½´«Ã½ DOT.