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SUMMARY:Interrelations between security and the zero-carbon energy transit
 ion in the Finnish and Norwegian Arctic - Marja Helena Sivonen\, Doctoral 
 researcher\, Sociology Department\, Tampere University &amp\; Finnish Envi
 ronment Institute (SYKE)
DTSTART:20241107T143000Z
DTEND:20241107T153000Z
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CONTACT:Emilie Canova
DESCRIPTION:The Arctic faces major energy-related changes: its production\
 , consumption and transportation must be decarbonised. Furthermore\, geopo
 litical interests in the area are growing\, with tensions around land use 
 expected to increase. In this paper\, we investigate energy transition pro
 cesses in the Finnish and Norwegian Arctic from the niche development and 
 regime decline viewpoints. We mirror these processes onto concepts of posi
 tive and negative security to analyse the security environment affecting t
 he transitions.\nWe hypothesise that notions of security can explain delay
 s in transitions. We analysed recent Finnish and Norwegian Arctic strategi
 es and conducted expert interviews to examine how energy transitions are d
 iscussed in the security context. Although energy and defence policies are
  national rather than regional\, the analysis revealed interesting Arctic 
 wide issues. While strategies mainly concentrated on justifying support fo
 r fossil fuel production for socio-economic and national security purposes
 \, the interviewees discussed more nuanced approaches to developing the en
 ergy transition in both countries. Notions of justice during the transitio
 n received attention in both countries in relation to security\, with the 
 local population gaining a deeper sense of responsibility for the areas th
 ey inhabit. We call for positive security to support sustainable energy tr
 ansitions\, where uncertainty and responses to changes are dynamic and bas
 ed on multi-actor processes.\n
LOCATION:Hybrid: Seminar room\, SPRI &amp\; Zoom - email organiser for det
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