The Northern Sea Route: Russia’s Arctic Expansion, Environmental and Shipping Risks

Описание: Welcome to our webinar in Zoom featuring the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center’s arctic advisors to present The Northern Sea Route: Russia’s industrial and political expansion, its environmental costs, and Arctic shipping risks report where we summarize the publicly available information about the NSR and assess the environmental and political risks of increased shipping.

Speakers from the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center:

00:00 Intro
04:15 - The Northen Sea Route
33:22 - Cargo flow along the Northen Sea Route
47:03 - Emergency preparedness on the Northen Sea Route
57:17 - Q&A session

Moderator: Yury Sergeev

Download the report here: https://etc.bellona.org/publication/n...

Russia’s plans for developing Arctic territories and the Northern Sea Route were on the upswing even before the start of the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, and they have not abated during the three years of war and international sanctions. International economic sanctions targeting liquefied natural gas projects, as well as oil and mineral resource extraction in Russia’s Arctic zone, have significantly slowed down the development of the continental shelf and the industrial growth of the Arctic coast, but have not completely halted these efforts.

Under these conditions, environmental and climate concerns receive scant attention, sharply increasing the risk of accidents with serious environmental consequences and inadequate or delayed response efforts. The lack of transparency regarding negative environmental impacts and the emergence of a shadow fleet of oil tankers are clear indicators of this problem.

Our new report is available on our website and aimed at policymakers, advisors, officials, NGO staff, researchers, and journalists who are concerned with the Arctic situation and its challenges.

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