Romain Chuffart & Andreas Raspotnik New Security Beat, 7 February 2022. Related research area(s)Arctic and Ocean PoliticsClimate and Energy PoliticsLinksThe Arctic is ground zero for climate change. Warming in the region is occurring at three times the rate of the global average and September Arctic sea-ice is now declining at a rate of 13 percent per decade. However, the reverse is also true. The complex changes taking place in the Arctic are having profound effects on the rest of the world, and major economies are taking note.