Saving the Frozen Arctic, Part II – Expert Assessment of Climate Solutions for the Arctic
04 February 2025, GRID-Arendal and UArctic, www.uarctic.org
While concerns about the risks and drawbacks of climate interventions are well-founded, few systematic studies have assessed the proposed options and their potential environmental, social, and economic consequences. To address this gap, UArctic, GRID-Arendal, and the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland released Frozen Arctic: Horizon Scan of Interventions to Slow Down, Halt, and Reverse the Effects of Climate Change in the Arctic and Northern Regions in October 2023. The team behind the initiative is now embarking on the most ambitious phase of the project. Every proposed intervention will undergo an open, high-quality, transparent, and non-partisan peer-review process. Expert groups from a range of disciplines—including atmospheric, terrestrial, ocean, and ecosystem sciences, as well as economics, society, business, law, and governance—will lead the reviews.