Routledge Handbook of Arctic Energy Transition

1. Arctic Energy Transition

Bram Noble, Greg Poelzer, Gwen Holdmann, Saurabh Biswas, and Diane Hirshberg

 Part I – Arctic Energy Landscapes 

2. Energy Security in Canada: The Paradox of the Canadian North

Greg Poelzer, Gwen Holdmann, and Silas Asante

3. Energy Security in the United States: Alaska

Levi Kilcher, Erin Whitney, and Steve Colt

4. Energy Security in Finland

Maria Kopsakangas-Savolainen, Hannu Huuki, Juha-Pekka Junttila, and Laura Sokka

5. Energy Security in Iceland

Magnus de Witt and Hlynur Stefánsson,

6. Energy Security in Norway

Berit Kristoffersen and Greg Poelzer

7. Energy Security in Arctic Russia

Mariia Iakovleva, Egor Slobodchikov, and Lena Popova

8. Energy Security in Sweden

Gregory Poelzer and Emma Pakkala

9. Energy Security and Sovereignty in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)

Lill Rastad Bjørst

Part II – Planning and Governance of Arctic Energy Transitions

10. Impact Assessment for Arctic Energy Development

Bram Noble

11. Energy Development in Canada’s Arctic Territories

Noel Voykin

12. Offshore Renewable Energy Projects in Arctic and Northern Regions

Max Poelzer

13. Understanding the Transaction Costs of Community Energy Development in the Arctic

Oscar Zapata

14. Quantifying and Deploying Responsible Carbon Dioxide Removals in the Nordic Countries

Kati Koponen and Johanna Markkanen

15. Assessment of Community Bioenergy Potential in the Northern Boreal

Didar Islam

16. Risk Perception, Nuclear, and Community Decision-Making

Gwen Holdmann and Nicole Jacobs 

17. Reframing Energy Security: Agency and Local Control in the Net-Zero Energy Transition  

Michael Kvern and Patricia Fitzpatrick

18. Upscaling Local Experiences Related to Energy Transition: Cases of Wind Power in Northern Finland

Lassi Similä, Anni Niemi, and Hanna Pihkola

 Part III – Social Value of Energy in the Arctic 

19. Social Value of Energy: Planning Energy Transitions as if People Mattered

Anne Brigitte Lim and Saurabh Biswas

20. Arctic Energetics: Renewable Energy Projects Meet Local Communities in Norway

Caroline Buus Ponthieu and Siddharth Sareen

21. Energy as Relationship: A Relational Framework Grounded in Indigenous Worldviews for Arctic and Global Energy Security

Daniela Alava Loza, Oscar Zapata and Greg Poelzer

22. Local Energy Vulnerabilities: Bottom-up Versus Top-down Priorities

Vikas Menghwani, Bram Noble, Greg Poelzer, Chad Walker, and Kate Robb

23. Indigenous-led Energy Transition: Exploring the Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal Project as a Path to Reconciliation

Sara Chitsaz, Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, and John R. Parkins

24. Communities of Place, Communities of Interest, and Renewable Energy in the Arctic: Analysis of a Bioenergy Project in Galena, Alaska

Lewis Blagogie and Chad Walker

25. Renewable Energy as a Catalyst for Sustainable Community Development: Insights from Nation-Building and the Creative Class

Josie Ward, Berit Kristoffersen, and Greg Poelzer

26. Community Innovation Hubs and Energy Test Beds: Approaches to Community and Research Partnerships

Annalise Klein Gerlach, Emilia Sakai Hernandez, Gwen Holdmann, Dominique Pride, Leasi Vanessa Lee Raymond, and George Reising

27. Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Arctic: Energy is Power and Cooperatives Are Fuel

Jennifer I. Schmidt, Daisy Huang, and Barbara Johnson

Part IV – Arctic Energy Transition in Geopolitical Context

28. The Arctic in the Context of Global Energy Security: Conflicts and Geopolitics

Roman Sidortsov

29. Complex Dynamics of Energy Transitions in the Arctic

Hanna Lempinen

30. The Energy-Poverty Nexus and Just Transitions in the Arctic

Saurabh Biswas and Dominique Pride

31. “Nothing About Us Without Us”: Indigenous Peoples Response to Climate and Renewable Energy Goals in Arctic Norway and Sweden

Larry Ibrahim Mohammed and Hans-Kristian Hernes

32. A Just Energy Transition in a Geopolitical Hotspot? The Process of Energy Transition in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

Birgitte Nygaard, Tiril Vold Hansen, Robert Næss, and Tomas Moe Skjølsvold

33. Self Interest or Altruism? How Arctic and Pacific Small Island Energy Systems Shape US Security

Magnus de Witt, Leasi Vanessa Lee Raymond, Jeremy Kasper, Addie Norgaard, Dannia Andrade, Ian MacDougall, Tom Marsik, John Haverlack, Annalise Klein Gerlach, and Dominique Pride

34. The Global Critical Minerals Rush for Renewable Energy Technologies: Implications for the Arctic

Yu Cao and Robert Loeffler

Biography

Bram Noble is Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Greg Poelzer is a Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability, and Co-lead of the Energy and Minerals for a Sustainable Future Signature Area, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Gwen Holdmann is a Chief Scientist and Program Lead, Alaska Center for Energy and Power, University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States.

Saurabh Biswas is an Assistant Professor at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, and a Research Affiliate with the CASES project at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Diane Hirshberg is Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research and Professor of Education Policy at the University of Alaska Anchorage, United States.

"As the contours of the physical, political, economic, security, cultural, and social landscapes of the Arctic rapidly change, the demand for, and questions about energy and energy security will remain central issues shaping the future of the region. We often read book endorsements that include a 'must read' moniker, a claim that comes with a high bar to match expectations. But this volume meets the mark, bringing together an extraordinary team of experts who provide us with a comprehensive understanding of the many ways energy will enable communities in the North to thrive, while underscoring and explaining the complexities of Arctic energy security in an inherently connected local, regional, and global context."

Ambassador Mike Sfraga (ret), PhD, Interim Chancellor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, America's Arctic University, USA

"This is an impressive collection of research on the pressing issues of energy for Northern communities. Nowhere else is there such attention in one book to how energy shapes the lives, livelihoods, safety and security of Indigenous communities around the Circumpolar North. This book is highly recommended reading for anyone who wants to understand the vital role of energy in Indigenous communities in the North today."

Gary Merasty, Chief Executive Officer, Peter Ballantyne Group of Companies, Saskatchewan, Canada

"This Handbook underscores a core truth in Arctic energy work: durable energy security begins with solutions shaped by and for the communities they serve. It offers a grounded, practical framework for strengthening energy security across a vast and diverse North, and will be an essential resource for those working to improve the status quo."

Katie Conway, Energy Program Manager, Denali Commission, Alaska, USA