Climate-Safe Infrastructure will be Important in 91Ƶ’s Energy Future
In the third of five videos highlighting content from the 91Ƶ’s Changing Arctic: Energy Issues and Trends report, Rick Thoman and John Walsh of the International Arctic Research Center at UAF discuss 91Ƶ’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 91Ƶ recently released the first in a series of informational reports designed to aid state leaders as 91Ƶ 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 91Ƶ 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 91Ƶ’s reliance on oil and the boom-bust impact on the state’s economy. (Watch a short video: .)
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How 91Ƶ 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: .
91Ƶ 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 91Ƶ DOT.