Leading the unwilling: Unilateral strategies to prevent arctic oil exploration

The text proposes a unilateral strategy to prevent Arctic oil exploration by leveraging technological spillovers. It suggests that if greener countries coordinate to avoid extraction, they can keep costs high enough to discourage less environmentally concerned nations from entering the region. Norway, Canada, and potentially the U.S. are identified as pivotal actors in this strategy.

• Technological spillovers make Arctic extraction cheaper as more countries participate, potentially creating an "Arctic snowball effect" that encourages further exploitation.
• Coordination among environmentally conscious countries with Arctic access to avoid exploitation can keep entry barriers high enough to deter other countries from entering.
• Norway, Canada, and a potentially greener United States are identified as key players who could be pivotal in implementing this strategy.

APA

Leroux, J. (2021). Leading the unwilling: Unilateral strategies to prevent arctic oil exploration. Canadian Climate Institute. https://climateinstitute.ca/featured_research/leading-the-unwilling-unilateral-strategies-to-prevent-arctic-oil-exploration/

Chicago

Leroux, Justin. Leading the unwilling: Unilateral strategies to prevent arctic oil exploration. Canadian Climate Institute, 2021. https://climateinstitute.ca/featured_research/leading-the-unwilling-unilateral-strategies-to-prevent-arctic-oil-exploration/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{leroux2021leading, author = {Leroux, Justin}, title = {{Leading the unwilling: Unilateral strategies to prevent arctic oil exploration}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://climateinstitute.ca/featured_research/leading-the-unwilling-unilateral-strategies-to-prevent-arctic-oil-exploration/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }