Geopolitics of Global Change: The Melting of the Arctic

Authors

Charles K. Ebinger, Brookings InstitutionFollow

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

10-14-2009

Abstract

Arctic Melt:
- Climate change, feedback loops
- More than one million square miles of ice melted in 2007
- We could have ice-free Arctic summers as early as 2013 or 2015
- New environmental and strategic challenges

Keywords

Arctic; Arctic populations; Climate change; Glacial melting; Global warming; International policy; Northwest passage; Oil exploration; Polar ice caps; Public policy; Sea ice; Sea level rise

Disciplines

Climate | Environmental Policy | Oil, Gas, and Energy | Public Policy

File Format

pdf

File Size

2.121 KB

Streaming Media

Language

English

Comments

Audio/Video
File size: 329.5 megabytes

First attached file: 17PowerPoint slides

Second attached file: Author biography

Repository Citation

Ebinger, C. K. (2009). Geopolitics of Global Change: The Melting of the Arctic.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_lectures_events/14