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Arctic: The next resource battleground?

Double damage: Environmental and geopolitical implications from melting ice

As members from Arctic countries meet for talks in Canada, there are growing concerns that the global push for fossil fuels could turn the Arctic into the next 'resource battleground' as governments try and cash in on any potential energy deposits in the region.”

As global resources become increasingly scarce, there is a growing thought that countries with land claims and access to the Arctic will further increase exploration in the hope of finding new, untapped resources. As a result, many of the countries have experienced an increase in espionage activities in their Arctic regions.”

So far, the threat of conflict over the Arctic has been fairly limited, with most accessible resources falling within undisputed national boundaries. However, security analysts suggest the risk of conflict lies further ahead, because as more ice melts in the Arctic, it may uncover significant energy resources in disputed zones, as Russia, the US, Canada, Norway and Denmark are thought to have overlapping claims.”

It's thought that the Arctic holds 13 percent of the world's undiscovered oil and 30 percent of untapped gas. The recent jostling for intelligence and information over North Pole resources from about 2007 onwards has led to growing "concerns about political and military tensions in the region," according to International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) researchers Christian Le Miere and Jeffrey Mazo.”

The increasing environmental concerns over the level of ice in the Arctic, combined with the ongoing tensions between the West and Russia is another factor that analysts say may make this year's council meeting more heated than usual. A group of climate change researchers warned of the catastrophic impacts of continued pollution, with the 'Earth League' warning that there is a one in ten chance that the world's temperature could rise 6 degrees by 2100, which would have devastating impacts on civilization.”

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