Diriger les réticents : Stratégies unilatérales pour empêcher l’exploration pétrolière dans l’Arctique

The authors propose a strategic approach to prevent Arctic oil exploration by leveraging technological spillovers. They argue that if environmentally friendly nations collectively refrain from extraction, the costs of entry will remain high, thereby deterring other countries from developing Arctic fossil fuels and avoiding a 'snowball effect' of increased exploitation.

• Preventing the extraction of Arctic fossil fuels is strategic because it avoids technological spillovers that would otherwise make extraction cheaper as more countries exploit the region.
• To prevent a 'snowball effect', environmentally conscious countries with Arctic access should coordinate their refusal to exploit the region to keep entry barriers high enough to discourage less environmentally concerned nations.
• Environmental actions taken by Norway, the United States, and Canada could be decisive in implementing this strategy.

APA

Leroux, J., & Spiro, D. (2021). Diriger les réticents : Stratégies unilatérales pour empêcher l’exploration pétrolière dans l’Arctique. Canadian Climate Institute. https://institutclimatique.ca/featured_research/diriger-les-reticents-strategies-unilaterales-pour-empecher-lexploration-petroliere-dans-larctique-2/

Chicago

Leroux, Justin, and Daniel Spiro. Diriger les réticents : Stratégies unilatérales pour empêcher l’exploration pétrolière dans l’Arctique. Canadian Climate Institute, 2021. https://institutclimatique.ca/featured_research/diriger-les-reticents-strategies-unilaterales-pour-empecher-lexploration-petroliere-dans-larctique-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{leroux2021diriger, author = {Leroux, Justin and Spiro, Daniel}, title = {{Diriger les réticents : Stratégies unilatérales pour empêcher l’exploration pétrolière dans l’Arctique}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/featured_research/diriger-les-reticents-strategies-unilaterales-pour-empecher-lexploration-petroliere-dans-larctique-2/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }