TAI Bookshelf Podcast - Arctic Petroleum and the 2°C Goal with Daria Shapovalova

Dr. Daria Shapovalova in southern Iceland. Photo: Daria Shapovalova

The Arctic Institute’s Bookshelf Podcast is back with its second series! This season, your favorite hosts Liubov Timonina and Romain Chuffart are joined by a new host, Saga Helgason. Together they chat with scholars and experts to make the Arctic easy and accessible to everyone. Tune in every other week and join our in-depth conversations that take you beyond the headlines and right into the latest ideas, challenges, and experiences from the Arctic.

This week, we had a conversation with Dr. Daria Shapovalova about her recent article on Arctic petroleum extraction and the Paris Agreement’s 2°C degree goal.

Daria is a lecturer in energy law and the co-director of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law, Scotland. Her current research examines climate change and energy law, indigenous rights, and the effectiveness of international law. Daria holds a PhD from the University of Aberdeen and an LLM (National Law Academy of Ukraine, 2012) and an LLM in Public International Law (University of Groningen, 2013). Daria is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy as well as a member of the UK Environmental Law Association, World Commission of Environmental Law, and International Law Association.

References in this episode:

• Shapovalova, D. (2020). Arctic petroleum and the 2°C goal: A case for accountability for Fossil-Fuel Supply. Climate Law, 10(3-4), 282-307. doi:10.1163/18786561-10030003

This episode was recorded in January 2021.