Main Directions of Environmental Policy of Greenland at Beginning of XXI Century
https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2021-5-427-444
Abstract
The individual directions of Greenland’s environmental policy, which have the greatest impact on the modern ecological situation in the autonomy, are considered. The authors of the work referred to these areas as energy, water resources, waste disposal and pollution control. A description of the development of the selected ecological directions is given, an analysis of their current state is carried out. Greenland’s environmental cooperation with Denmark and the European Union is also analyzed. The basis of the source study base of the article is the Greenlandic legislation in the field of ecology. The main documents, programs and cases that influenced the development of the selected environmental directions are considered. The relevance of this article lies in a detailed examination of the environmental policy of Greenland and the construction of general conclusions about the environmental situation of the Danish Autonomous Territory based on the results obtained in the analysis of individual environmental areas. The novelty of the study is seen in an integrated approach to the analysis of the ongoing environmental policy of Greenland. The main positive and negative results in the selected environmental areas are noted. An assumption is made about the ambiguity of the environmental policy of Greenland, and possible outcomes in the implementation of this policy are considered.
About the Authors
V. A. Solovieva
The Bonch-Bruevich Saint Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valeria A. Solovieva — Master’s student, Lecturer Department of History and Regional Studies
St. Petersburg
I. A. Tsverianashvili
The Bonch-Bruevich Saint Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ivan A. Tsverianashvili — Senior Lecturer Department of History and Regional Studies
St. Petersburg
D. V. Shutman
The Bonch-Bruevich Saint Petersburg State University of Telecommunications
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Denis V. Shutman — PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor Dean of the Faculty of Social Digital Technologies
St. Petersburg
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Solovieva V.A., Tsverianashvili I.A., Shutman D.V. Main Directions of Environmental Policy of Greenland at Beginning of XXI Century. Nauchnyi dialog. 2021;(5):427-444. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2021-5-427-444
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