As the global warming makes once ice-clogged Arctic passageways easier to traverse there are new possibilities of the commercial exploitation of Arctic coming to existence. Countries like Russia, Canada,Norway,UK,Greenland and even France and China are already making claims of parts of Arctic territory. Most of the coutries with massive military and atomic arsenal.
According to scientific research 13 % of worlds oil is located behind the Arctic circle and even bigger percentage of natural gas (up to 30%). By now it doesn’t look like there is much will for diplomatic solution of the appearing conflicts. Instead US,Russia,Norway and Denmark are already planning to build military training centers in the zone.
So, apart of the evident environmental destruction by the industrial exploitation of one of the last untouched pieces of this planet, we can also face a new territorial war.Unseen from the end of World War 2. This is a very dangerous appearing global reality. If we will start with a massive indusrialization of the polar areas, it will be not only a possible point of no return for our planet, but also a final hit for UN under which autority is Arctic area according to international agreements.
Every small child is learning this fact in the school, but apparently the world leaders are still not aware of it.
You can read more on the website of the Arctic Council
