On thin ice – a review of the multi-level governance regarding Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern (CEAC)

Cowan, Emily C, Allan, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1353-5744, Seppälä, Timo, Krümmel, Eva, de Leon, Fe and Maes, Thomas 2025. On thin ice – a review of the multi-level governance regarding Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern (CEAC). Environmental Science: Advances 10.1039/D4VA00369A

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Abstract

The Arctic is a vital and unique ecosystem facing significant threats from climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Recently, Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern (CEAC) have been identified as an area that requires further study by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme. Understanding and improving existing regulatory systems is crucial to preventing the harm of CEAC. This review concentrates on chemical pollution and the Arctic's vulnerability to long-range chemical transport and local pollution sources, as well as existing national, regional, and global measures to regulate and mitigate these pollution sources. Our review underscores four challenges to effective chemicals governance in the Arctic. First, there is a lack of a holistic approach in this area. Second, global and national governance fragmentation means many CEAC fall through regulatory cracks. Third, very few global or national regulations or rules consider the unique vulnerabilities and socioeconomic conditions of the Arctic and its Indigenous Peoples.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Cardiff Law & Politics
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	2754-7000
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 January 2025
Date of Acceptance:	23 January 2025
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2025 16:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/175689

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