Join us on September 18 at 11:00 (GMT+3) for our webinar in Zoom featuring the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center’s arctic advisors to present The Northern Sea Route: Russia’s industrial and political expansion, its environmental costs, and Arctic shipping risks report where we summarize the publicly available information about the NSR and assess the environmental and political risks of increased shipping.

To participate in the online event, please fill the following form.

Speakers from the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center:

• 11:00 – Ksenia Vakhrusheva

• 11:20 – Ekaterina Blokova

• 11:40 – Vsevolod Levchenko

• 12:00 – 12:30 – Q&A session

• Moderator: Yury Sergeev

Russia’s plans for developing Arctic territories and the Northern Sea Route were on the upswing even before the start of the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, and they have not abated during the three years of war and international sanctions. International economic sanctions targeting liquefied natural gas projects, as well as oil and mineral resource extraction in Russia’s Arctic zone, have significantly slowed down the development of the continental shelf and the industrial growth of the Arctic coast, but have not completely halted these efforts.

Under these conditions, environmental and climate concerns receive scant attention, sharply increasing the risk of accidents with serious environmental consequences and inadequate or delayed response efforts. The lack of transparency regarding negative environmental impacts and the emergence of a shadow fleet of oil tankers are clear indicators of this problem.

Our new report is avaliable on our website and aimed at policymakers, advisors, officials, NGO staff, researchers, and journalists who are concerned with the Arctic situation and its challenges.