Description: |
Climate change has created unexpected tipping points in the contemporary history of the Arctic. Diminishing summer sea ice has encouraged energy companies to plan for an expansion of Arctic offshore oil exploration, drilling, and producing for what may be the last large conventional oil frontier on Earth. In the rush to produce oil, energy companies, Arctic nations, and environmental organizations are challenged with unique technical, environmental, social, legal, political, and moral issues. [Source: Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development ]
|
|