Greenland
Uranium mining banned in Greenland
On Tuesday, 9. November 2021, Greenland’s parliament voted to ban uranium mining and exploration, following a campaign promise from the ruling left-wing coalition led by Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) which won elections earlier in 2021. The IA had campaigned against exploiting the Kuannersuit deposit which is located in fjords in the island’s south, close to UNESCO…
Read MoreGreenland set to restore uranium mining ban
A uranium mining ban in Greenland had been in place for a number of years, but the ‘zero tolerance policy’ for uranium was then lifted in October 2013 – obviously at least partially due to the influence of a mining company, Greenland Minerals Ltd., based in Australia. The company advocated aggressively for its Kvanefjeld mine…
Read MoreGreenland: Kvanefjeld rare earth and uranium controversy leads to government break up
The governing party (Siumut) called national elections after its junior partner had left the government coalition which lost its majority. Obviously, Kvanefjeld mining project is at the core of the dispute. The mining project has been a matter of disagreement for many years, causing serious divisions in government as well as population. The project is…
Read MoreResolution on large-scale mining and oil and gas extraction in Greenland
New Arctic strategies are underway in the Danish Realm and the European Union. By encouraging large-scale mining and oil and gas extraction, the existing strategies have a negative impact on Greenland’s pristine environment. Unfortunately, there are no signs that the new strategies will be any different. Greenland possesses some of the world’s largest oil and…
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