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Investigation and Analysis of Climate Change Countermeasures for Resource Development Projects in the Arctic Circle

북극권 자원 개발 사업을 위한 기후변화 대응 방안 조사 분석

  • Kim, Sewon (Department of Geotechnical Engineering Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) ;
  • Kim, YoungSeok (Northern Infrastructure Specialized Team, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
  • Received : 2021.10.13
  • Accepted : 2021.12.06
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

Recently, interest in environmental issues is increasing worldwide due to abnormal climate phenomena caused by global warming. Global efforts are continuing to actively respond to climate change, but the dependence on fossil fuels is still high. In particular, a huge amount of fossil fuels and mineral resources are buried in the Arctic Circle, so development and construction projects are being actively pursued. Participation and cooperation in the development of Arctic resources (oil and gas resources) is one of the alternatives to domestic energy supply. Resource development in the Arctic Circle requires close review(Poor development environment and technical limitations due to extreme climate, environmental problems due to resource development, social impact, etc.) in advance compared to general resource development. In this pater, the laws and guidelines related to climate change to be considered were reviewed. when developing Arctic resources. In addition, the countermeasures against climate change applied in large-scale resource development projects in the Arctic were reviewed. It is expected that the results of the research and analysis of this study will be used to establish strategies to respond to new risk factors that influence the successful promotion and operation of the Arctic region resource development project.

최근 지구온난화에 따른 이상 기후 현상으로 세계적으로 환경 문제에 관한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 기후변화에 적극적으로 대응하기 위해 전 지구적인 노력이 이어지고 있으나, 여전히 화석연료의 의존도는 매우 높다. 특히, 북극권은 막대한 양의 화석연료와 광물자원이 매장되어 있어 개발과 건설 사업이 활발히 추진되고 있다. 북극권 자원(석유·가스자원) 개발 사업의 참여 및 협력은 우리나라 에너지·자원 공급의 대안 중 하나라 할 수 있다. 북극권 자원 개발은 극한 기후에 따른 열악한 개발 환경과 기술적 한계, 자원 개발에 따른 환경 문제, 사회적 영향 등 일반적인 자원 개발과 비교해 사전에 면밀한 검토가 요구되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 북극권 자원 개발 및 건설 활동 추진을 위해 북극해 연안 국가들의 기후변화 대응 법규 및 지침을 고찰하였다. 또한, 북극권 자원 개발 사업을 위해 필요한 영구 동토층의 지반 안정화 기술, 극한의 기후 조건에 작동하고 자원 개발의 효율성을 높일 수 있는 기술 사례 등을 조사하고 분석하였다. 본 연구의 조사·분석 결과는 자원 개발 사업의 성공적 추진과 운영을 좌우하는 새로운 리스크 요인에 대응하는 전략수립 등에 활용될 것으로 기대한다.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant (21IFIP-C146546-04#) from Ministry of Land Transportation Technology Business Support Program funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korean government. And, the authors wish to thank Ms. Jeongim Yun for her support of this research.

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