Greenland voters nix companies’ plan to tap rare-earth metals
About two-thirds of Greenlanders are against letting the mining project go ahead, mainly amid concerns about the environment
07 April 2021 - 11:55
Copenhagen — The people of Greenland have voted to oust a government that was planning to welcome foreign companies eager to tap the island’s rare-earth metals.
According to an early vote count of Tuesday’s parliamentary election, Greenland’s opposition Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) was set to become the biggest in the 31-seat chamber, garnering 37%, though the final result has yet to be announced. Siumut, the party of outgoing Prime Minister Kim Kielsen, was set to get about 29%, according to local broadcaster KNR...
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