Oil in the Arctic - TechKnow

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For years, the Arctic has been a front line in the battle over the future of energy and climate change.

Temperatures in the Arctic are rising twice as fast as the rest of the world and the sea ice is melting due to the carbon emissions in the atmosphere. This is allowing companies to search for fossil fuels in the Arctic - which is believed to hold 13 percent of the world's undiscovered oil.

In July 2015, Shell began a controversial journey to the Arctic. Its mission was to drill and explore in the Chuckchi and Beaufort seas, hoping to find that untapped potential.

The stakes were high for the company - and the environment. But what are the potential risks of oil drilling in the Arctic? And what would happen in the event of an Arctic spill?