China’s global quest for rare-earth supplies delivered upheaval in the electoral landscape of Greenland, where an election was won by a party that opposes a major rare-earth mining project over concerns about protecting the territory’s natural landscape
, which President Biden has decided to rejoin.
Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, a member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit, said the election gave her party a strong mandate to oppose the mine. The concession includes uranium deposits, which locals fear could be released into the area’s pristine natural landscape and farms. The project is also forecast to increase Greenland’s C02 emissions by 45%.
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