The EU-European Union has announced a policy to work to ban the development of oil and natural gas in the Arctic Circle internationally ahead of the UN Conference on Climate Change Countermeasures "COP26" to be held from the end of this month. bottom.
This was revealed in the EU's new strategy for the Arctic Circle announced on the 13th, emphasizing that climate change countermeasures are particularly important in light of the impact of rising Arctic temperatures on the entire planet. doing.
He said that the development of such fossil fuels should be stopped, saying that oil, coal, and natural gas in the Arctic Circle should be "retained in the ground."
On that basis, he announced that he would work to ban future development and purchase internationally.
On the other hand, for strategically important mineral resources such as rare earths, it will support mining in an environmentally friendly manner.
He also expressed concern about Russia's strengthening of armaments and China's infrastructure investment in the Arctic Circle, saying that "increasing interest in the Arctic Circle could make this area a place of geopolitical competition."
He announced that he would open a new office in the autonomous territory of Denmark, Greenland, and emphasized the EU's stance of deepening its involvement in the Arctic Circle.