Climate-Safe Infrastructure will be Important in �ֻ�ֱ��’s Energy Future

In the third of five videos highlighting content from the �ֻ�ֱ��’s Changing Arctic: Energy Issues and Trends report, Rick Thoman and John Walsh of the International Arctic Research Center at UAF discuss �ֻ�ֱ��’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 �ֻ�ֱ�� recently released the first in a series of informational reports designed to aid state leaders as �ֻ�ֱ�� 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 �ֻ�ֱ�� 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:

The history of �ֻ�ֱ��’s reliance on oil and the boom-bust impact on the state’s economy. (Watch a short video: .)
How �ֻ�ֱ�� currently produces energy and has become an expert in cold-climate renewables and microgrids (Watch a short video: .)
Energy infrastructure planning under rapidly changing environmental conditions (Watch a short video: .)
Current competition and cooperation in the international Arctic energy regime.

Read or download the report here: .

�ֻ�ֱ�� 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 �ֻ�ֱ�� DOT.