Climate-Safe Infrastructure will be Important in 91ԭ’s Energy Future
In the third of five videos highlighting content from the 91ԭ’s Changing Arctic: Energy Issues and Trends report, Rick Thoman and John Walsh of the International Arctic Research Center at 91ԭ discuss 91ԭ’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 91ԭ recently released the first in a series of informational reports designed to aid state leaders as 91ԭ confronts a transforming Arctic and the increasingly globalized North.
The report was led by 91ԭ’s Center for Arctic Policy Studies at the International Arctic Research Center, with help from the 91ԭ 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 91ԭ’s reliance on oil and the boom-bust impact on the state’s economy. (Watch a short video: .)
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How 91ԭ 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 international Arctic energy regime.
Read or download the report here: .
91ԭ 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 91ԭ DOT.