Alaska’s Changing Arctic: Energy Issues and Trends
The 鶹 recently released the first in a series of informational reports designed to aid state leaders as Alaska confronts a rapidly changing Arctic and the increasingly globalized North.
The report was led by UAF’s Center for Arctic Policy Studies at the International Arctic 鶹 Center, with help from the Alaska Center for Energy and Power and UAA’s Institute of Social and Economic 鶹.
A video series created by ACEP’s chief storyteller Amanda Byrd will cover each topic in the report.
The report covers four energy topics:
- The history of Alaska’s reliance on oil and the boom-bust impact on the state’s economy. ().
- How Alaska currently produces energy and has become an expert in cold-climate renewables and microgrids.
- Energy infrastructure planning under rapidly changing environmental conditions.
- Current competition and cooperation in the international Arctic energy regime.
Read or download the report at .
The “Alaska’s Changing Arctic: Energy Issues and Trends” report cover features Annalise
Klein walking past solar panels at the Cold Climate Housing 鶹 Center in Fairbanks.
Photo in report cover by Jeff Fisher.