Under Greenland’s ice lies a climate solution – and the new geopolitical battlefield

However, wherever there is a mining activity, there is a possibility of spills. There is also a possibility for a lot of noise: Ships in particular fill the ocean around Greenland with DIN that can press fish and marine mammals, such as Narwhals, seals, and whales. For vocal species, their communication can be disrupted.

There is a lot at the test 95 percent From Al Jazeera exports. The rare land mining, then, is the island’s play to diversify its economy, which can help it dismantle the benefits it gets from the Danish government. This, in turn, can help him Win independence.

To date, the mining work was a bit in Greenland. In 2021, the government Uranium mining banThe development of a project by Greenland Mineraals, which would also produce a rare land on the site. (Greenland Minerals did not respond to multiple requests to comment on this story.) The company associated with China It is now sustaining Greenland’s government for $ 11 billion-specifically superior to potential organizers and investors who are already concerned about the profitability of the rare land mining in the far north.

“When we talk to them, they understand the situation, and they are not afraid.” He added that Greenland maintains a dialogue with mining clothes on challenges and prospects, in exploration. “It is difficult to obtain special funding for these projects, but we are not alone,” he said. “This is a global situation.”

The increasing demand Geopolitical enthusiasm around rare Earth may make Greenland irresistible for mining companies, regardless of logistical challenges. Hammeken-Holm says a great discovery, such as the rich deposit of a specific rare ground element, may be the additional reinforcement that the country needs to turn itself into an indispensable provider of critical minerals.

EXNER-PIROT, from the MacDonald-Laurier Institute, and Lajeunese, a public policy expert, says that Western powers may reach the point where they interfere strongly in the market. Like the rare Earth-sponsored land industry in China, the United States, Canada, Australia, or the European Union-which I entered into a strategic partnership With Greenland in 2023 to develop critical raw materials – light together to ensure a continuous flow of minerals that make modern armies, consumption, and energy transmission is possible. Supervisors, for example, would help make the industry more profitable – and palatable to investors. “You must accept that you buy and develop minerals for more than the market price,” said Laghenis. “But in the long run, it comes to developing safety safety.”

Indeed, a land of rapid climate change, Greenland can soon grow richer – and more powerful on the world stage. Ton by Ton, the disappeared ice will reveal more metal solutions to the world’s problems.

Tom Villant contributed to research and reporting. This story is part of the Grist series Discover: The issue of miningWhich examines the global race to extract critical minerals to transport clean energy.