Class Year
2008
Document Type
Feature
Publication Date
Spring 2008
Abstract
Despite its location, Greenland shares some similarities with the global south. Many of its 60,000 inhabitants subsist at least in part on nature, and its governance status is akin to a colony of a European nation. The government has welcomed the opportunity to establish greater economic independence from Denmark by “developing” Greenland. However, given that black carbon, in the form of soot-laden snow, accounts for about a third of the warming in the Arctic regions, is heavy industry, most of which is foreign-owned, a viable development path?
Recommended Citation
Mitchell, James. “Can Climate Change Be Good for Greenland? An Arctic Island’s Response to New Development Opportunities.” Sustainable Development Law and Policy, Spring 2008, 23-24.