Most people have little knowledge of Greenland’s geography, history and politics, given the reputation of an ice -like land with a small population of less than 57,000. However, since President Donald Trump has announced plans to dominate Greenland, global interest in the Arctic has been growing. So what are the possibilities of Greenland’s energy? What is the possibility that the United States will dominate the country? And what is the risk of developing an energy sector?
Greenland is the world’s largest island in the North Atlantic. It is part of the Danish kingdom, but the central government is in charge of most domestic issues. Two -thirds of the island are in the Arctic Circle, and the population of the country is mainly in -uit because it is difficult to live, and for iced terrain.
Greenland’s power generation was a total of 600 megawatts in 2021. Hydropower is about 83 % of the national power mix in 2021, and the rest is petroleum. The Greenland Government said, “The Greenland has exceeded the huge unusual uneven hydropower resources. Greenland can become a pure energy export country.” This country is currently influenced by climate change. As one of the most accepted countries, we are developing a new hydroelectric power plant to ultimately reduce carbon emissions to the Internet zero.
Greenland’s rare earth elements (Ree) mining may be important as the global demand of REES increases. Global demand for important minerals is widely used to produce electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panel batteries by 2040. A 2023 survey on Greenland resources suggested that 38 raw materials were deposited on the islands, including REES Graphite, Niob, Platinum Group Metal, Molybdenum, Titan, and Titanium. However, it is unknown whether the potential impact on the environment is, not to mention the cost of excavating ice, and that the mineral minerals of Greenland are economically executed.
Greenland has a considerable amount of oil and gas. The Arctic Circle contains 160 billion barrel oil and 30 % of unvained natural gas, such as Norway, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, the United States, Canada, Denmark /Greenland. There is a possibility. 。 However, in 2021, the Inuit’s Atacatisy government signed a suspension to prohibit all fossil fuel extraction. The government states in a statement as follows. “The future is not in oil. The future belongs to renewable energy, and we can make more profits in that respect.”
In December, President Donald Elect Trump at the time said that Greenland’s US ownership was “absolute need.” He had previously intended to take over Greenland in his first presidential position, which was hidden by other policy purposes. Trump is considering the ownership of the Arctic, which is necessary for US safety. Greenland is closer to the United States than Denmark, and is considered strategically important to drive Russia’s threats. However, the Denmark government emphasized that with the support of the EU to emphasize the promotion of Trump to acquire Greenland, about 85 % of Greenlanders oppose the movement. It suggests that you are.
This is not the first time that the United States has been interested in Greenland. In 1867, President Andrew Johnson purchased Alaska and considered purchasing Greenland. On the other hand, after World War II, the Truman administration has been reported to Denmark to Greenland $ 100 million. Neither attempts were successful, but the 1951 Defense Convention provided the United States with PitufFik Space Base Air Base in the northwest Greenland between Moscow and New York.
In recent years, China and Russia have expanded their influence in the Arctic Circle, and Russia has resumed former Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle since 2015. Almost zero terrestrials on how the Arctic has become geopolitical and strategically important. “
However, it is not only foreign security that promotes President Trump’s interest in Greenland. An analysis of US geological surveys suggests Greenland’s “equivalent to oil equivalent to about 31,000 barrels of oil” and other fuel products (about 148 trillion cubic feet natural gas. There is a technical difficulty in extracting fossil fuels, but if these reserves are discovered elsewhere, there is a great deal of enthusiasm.
In addition to obvious geopolitical concerns, environmental protectionists fear what the acquisition of Greenland means for climate change. International energy agencies have repeatedly stated that new oil, gas, or coal must not develop the world to reach the pure zero by 2050. To flora and animal phase. The new mining or fossil fuel projects will have a very harmful effect on both Greenland and other worlds. However, with regard to petroleum and gas, there is a promise of “drill, baby, drill” promised, so we are concerned about the potential effect of the development of Greenland fossil sectors in the event that the president grasps power. Possibility is low.
By Felicity Bradstock on ofrice.com
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