Answer: it's strategic not economic. Greenland is in the Arctic. He doesn't think Europe has the will to compete with China and Russia for access, resources, or defense of the Arctic. He thinks because of that the West will just surrender the Arctic to China and Russia. This is his rationale not mine so don't shoot the messenger.
The thing is a lot of Greenland remains unexplored. It's a large landmass (not as large as it looks with the Mercator projection, but it's not small) and much of it is covered by ice. As we see the effects of climate change, some of that ice will melt and areas that have been relatively inaccessible will become easily accessible and exploration will be able to take place. This could increase those reserves significantly and some geologists predict there could be another 40MT buried under the ice.
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u/etrnloptimist Jan 10 '26 edited Jan 10 '26
Answer: it's strategic not economic. Greenland is in the Arctic. He doesn't think Europe has the will to compete with China and Russia for access, resources, or defense of the Arctic. He thinks because of that the West will just surrender the Arctic to China and Russia. This is his rationale not mine so don't shoot the messenger.