[{"bbox": [136, 154, 1162, 236], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Direct marketing targeting major mining companies with financial and technical expertise with e.g., construction and operation of mines to diversify the industry, which is dominated by junior exploration companies."}, {"bbox": [136, 238, 1162, 293], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Bilateral and multilateral cooperation with e.g., the EU to support the mineral sector development directly and indirectly."}, {"bbox": [97, 323, 260, 348], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Policy relevance:"}, {"bbox": [97, 350, 1162, 491], "category": "Text", "text": "Generally, there is wide political consensus in Greenland to develop the mineral resources sector into a leading industry in Greenland. The GoG Mineral Strategy 2020 – 2024 provides the policy framework for the development of the sector for the current coalition government and the MoMRJ. It targets specifically the issue of lack of investment in the sector as well as overcoming it through international cooperation, increased availability and access to data, as well as building capacity in the relevant government administrations."}, {"bbox": [97, 521, 1162, 661], "category": "Text", "text": "However, issues related to negative externalities linked with mineral exploration and exploitation activities has recently taken a prominent place in the public debate, particularly related to activities having potential risks to the fragile environment and public health, such as mining excavation projects in Greenland where uranium is found in the course of excavating other minerals. The policy of the GoG will thus be supplemented with support to the development and application of environmental, social and governance standards in the sector."}, {"bbox": [97, 691, 1162, 1000], "category": "Text", "text": "A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the European Commission and MoMRJ on a *Strategic Partnership on Sustainable Raw Materials Value Chains* for metals and minerals, especially CRM, was approved on 5 October 2023 and will be signed in November 2023. CRM are an essential prerequisite for delivering on the EU's green and digital transition objectives and represents an enabling factor for decarbonising energy production and mobility ecosystems. CRM and other raw materials are in increasing demand in most key industrial ecosystems. The high resource potential for raw materials in Greenland combined with the EU's demand for minerals in the field of mineral exploration, exploitation and refining, makes a solid base for the MoU, supports the development of Greenland's mineral resource sector as a future supplier of raw materials to the EU and supplements the existing GoG policy in the sector. Under the MoU a strategic partnership roadmap for the period 2023-2027 (Roadmap) would contain concrete actions for cooperation and implementation. It is envisaged that the MoU would be based on the following five main pillars:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1030, 918, 1055], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Economic and industrial integration of value chains for CRM and other Raw Materials."}, {"bbox": [97, 1058, 1019, 1084], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Cooperation to leverage high international environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards."}, {"bbox": [97, 1087, 862, 1112], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Deployment of infrastructure for sustainable raw materials projects development."}, {"bbox": [97, 1115, 842, 1140], "category": "List-item", "text": "4. Strengthen capacities and skills development along raw materials value chains."}, {"bbox": [97, 1143, 1162, 1198], "category": "List-item", "text": "5. Cooperation on research and innovation for prospecting, exploration, extraction, processing and refining of raw materials and supporting areas."}, {"bbox": [97, 1228, 265, 1253], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Policy credibility:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1256, 1162, 1368], "category": "Text", "text": "The GoG has made it a priority to develop the mineral resources sector and is committed to create conditions that allow for the sustainable exploitation of the mineral resources. The GoG joined the European Raw Materials Alliance in 2021. The implementation of the road map activities is compatible with the GoG absorption capacity limitations regarding available staff with the exception of the tasks of related to following Roadmap pillars:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1397, 389, 1423], "category": "Text", "text": "* Pillar 1 – 1.4: Mapping of CRM"}, {"bbox": [97, 1426, 275, 1451], "category": "Text", "text": "* Pillar 2 – 2.1: ESG"}, {"bbox": [97, 1454, 1162, 1506], "category": "Text", "text": "* Pillar 3 – 3.2: Implementation of the EU INSPIRE (Infrastructure of Spatial Information in Europe) geodata framework"}, {"bbox": [97, 1510, 930, 1536], "category": "Text", "text": "* Pillar 5 – 5.2: R&I collaboration, that applies for funding for a project employee, cf. above."}, {"bbox": [97, 1567, 1162, 1622], "category": "Text", "text": "Additionally, capacity building, engagement and training of GoG staff related to negotiating complex mining licences are envisaged by the GoG to be supported by the action. The capacity building concerns primarily implementation of"}, {"bbox": [1028, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 36"}]