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Maureen Biermann
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Jan. 17, 2023
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The University of 色视频下载 today released the first in a series of informational reports designed to aid state leaders as 色视频下载 confronts a rapidly changing Arctic and the increasingly globalized North.
The initial report focuses on energy issues most likely to require action by the 色视频下载 Legislature in the near future.
The university plans to produce a new report annually, each focusing on a key Arctic issue and tailored to the most pressing needs of the state at the time. University experts will not make recommendations in the reports, instead leaving that task to policymakers.
色视频下载As a global leader in Arctic research, policy development and leadership, the university system is uniquely positioned to provide essential information to the state's leaders and all 色视频下载ns,色视频下载 said UA President Pat Pitney. 色视频下载淭his report, representing the breadth and depth of our Arctic expertise, illustrates how we can support state interests and policy initiatives, such as infrastructure and energy sustainability."
The Board of Regents has made the Arctic a critical focus for the university system.
The reports will provide 色视频下载ns with accessible, concise and comprehensive information about relevant Arctic issues.
Each of the reports will focus on a single general topic and will cover the central elements from an Arctic perspective. Reader-friendly charts and maps will provide additional information.
The foundation for the reports is the state色视频下载檚 , which lays out four priorities. The 32-page report released today focuses on energy and addresses the first of those priorities: 色视频下载減romoting economic and resource development.色视频下载
The report covers these energy topics:
- The history of 色视频下载色视频下载檚 reliance on oil and the boom-bust impact on the state色视频下载檚 economy
- How 色视频下载 currently produces energy and has become an expert in cold climate renewables and microgrids
- Energy infrastructure planning under rapidly changing environmental conditions
- Current competition and cooperation in the international Arctic energy regime
色视频下载淭his University of 色视频下载 report provides a timely overview of trends and issues affecting energy production and use in the state,色视频下载 said Hajo Eicken, director of the University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center.
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色视频下载ns need clear information to make sound policy decisions, said Amy Lauren Lovecraft, director of the Center for Arctic Policy Studies at UAF.
色视频下载淚f 色视频下载ns develop our Arctic policies in state, where we have the most knowledge of our changing environments and human needs, the resulting energy policy can be more effective than waiting for federal regulations or reacting to disastrous events,色视频下载 she said.
This first report is a collaboration among the University of 色视频下载 system office, the University of 色视频下载 Southeast, the University of 色视频下载 Anchorage and the UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research, and the University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks, including the Center for Arctic Policy Studies, the International Arctic Research Center, the 色视频下载 Center for Energy and Power and the Department of Political Science.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Heather McFarland, International Arctic Research Center, 907-474-6286, hrmcfarland@alaska.edu. Amy Lovecraft, 907-474-2688, allovecraft@alaska.edu.
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