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Green and climate colonialities: Evidence from Arctic extractivisms

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Hanaček, Ksenija, Kroger, Markus, Martinez-Alier, Joan·2024·Journal of Political Ecology
DOI 10.2458/jpe.5512
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This article examines 16 environmental conflicts across the Arctic that demonstrate resistance to both climate and green extractive colonialisms. Resistance movements counter green-labelled developments, such as a 350 km road project in Ambler (Alaska) needed for copper extraction; large-scale wind power industries on Sámi territories; palladium and platinum mega-projects on Dolgan, Evenks, and Sámi lands in the Russian North; as well as the biggest natural gas project in the world on the Yamalo-Nenets peninsula, promoted as "the cleanest" of all fossil fuels. The article contributes to the field of political ecology by arguing that past colonial ties mediated by fossil fuels are inextricably linked to the increase of green extractivism and climate colonialism in the Arctic, both of which are embedded in socio-ecological crises that deepen colonial relations. In most places these crises drive new extractivisms, but in others, they function as possible barriers, increasing risks and costs of extraction while not reducing the will to pursue extractivist endeavors.

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  • Historical colonial ties mediated by fossil fuels are closely linked to the rise of green extractivism and climate colonialism in the Arctic region.

    “Ksenija Hanaček, Markus Kröger and Joan Martinez-Alier (2024, this Section) reveal how historical colonial ties mediated by fossil fuels are closely linked to the rise of green extractivism and climate colonialism in the region.”

    From The political ecologies of "green" extractivism(s): An introduction (2024) · cites this paper as Hanaček et al. (2024, this Section)

  • As climate change renders the Arctic more accessible for extraction of transition minerals, proliferation of mining infrastructure and increased extraction rates contribute to climate colonialism.

    “As climate change renders the Arctic more accessible for the extraction of transition minerals, the proliferation of mining infrastructure and increased extraction rates contribute to a form of climate colonialism.”

    From The political ecologies of "green" extractivism(s): An introduction (2024) · cites this paper as Hanaček et al. (2024, this Section)

  • Mitigation strategies are employed to displace historically marginalized peoples from their land, disrupting diverse ways of life and knowledge systems.

    “Thus mitigation strategies are employed to displace historically marginalized peoples from their land, disrupting diverse ways of life and knowledge systems.”

    From The political ecologies of "green" extractivism(s): An introduction (2024) · cites this paper as Hanaček et al. (2024, this Section)

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Authors
Hanaček, K., Kroger, M., & Martinez-Alier, J.
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  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
  • University of Helsinki
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Hanaček, Ksenija
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Journal of Political Ecology
Publisher
University of Arizona
Published
2024-04-23
Volume
30
Issue
1
ISSN
1073-0451 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2458/jpe.5512
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W4394588833
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  • Academy of Finland (316725)
  • H2020 European Research Council (695446)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Mining and Resource Management
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Social Sciences and Humanities
Keywords
green extractivism, climate colonialism, environmental conflicts, resistance movements, wind energy, copper mining, Russian North, fossil fuel extraction, socio-ecological crisis, colonial relations, political ecology

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