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After two weeks of negotiations, representatives of nearly 200 countries have approved the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the extent of climate change in the coming decades, The Telegraph reported Dec. 12.

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Greenland's ruling Siumut party barely came out ahead of the main opposition party in parliamentary elections, election officials said Nov. 29, AP reported.

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As both Arctic temperatures and the global energy transition heat up, so too will the geopolitical competition over Greenland’s rare earth elements.

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Greenland’s new left-wing government will only briefly delay mining operations, as the island’s rare earth reserves become increasingly key to its economic independence.

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In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, Emily Donahue speaks with Rebecca Keller, director of analysis for Stratfor's geopolitical team at RANE, about rare earth elements and tricky supply chains.

Essential Geopolitics: Who Controls Rare Earth Elements?

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The world's northernmost frontier has taken on a renewed significance for the countries that have the most to lose, and gain, from the Arctic's melting ice and shifting political order.

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The pace of the transition will be decided by how quickly new technologies reach the developing world.

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The agreement signed Dec. 12 in Paris is just a small part of a broader energy transition driven by technological change.

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After elections, the new government will need to balance mining sector development with concerns over social cohesion.

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