Climate-change impacts may alter current trade practices and patterns with implications for regional economic development in North America, especially in the Arctic . Climate change is causing modal shifts in cargo shipping. For example, lower water levels in lakes and rivers  impact freight transport and may cause a shift from marine transport to more GHG-intensive rail, road or air transport . Sea ice change is creating new Arctic marine trade corridors , including shorter and potentially more economical routes such as the Northwest Passages . Warming temperatures have also reduced the season length for ice roads, which are heavily relied upon to service remote communities and remote industries including forestry and mining .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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