Reply To: Climate Crisis: Our Last Chance
Climate change – a silver lining for Greenland
Worldwide demand for sand totaled about 9.55 billion tonnes in 2017 with a market value of $99.5 billion and is projected to reach almost $481 billion in 2100, driven by rising demand and likely shortages. That meant a rare opportunity for the island
“At the moment it is an inexpensive resource but it will become more expensive”
Prosperity on tap?
Rising global temperatures are melting the Greenland ice sheet and carrying ever more sand and gravel into coastal fjords.
“You can think of it (the melting ice) as a tap that pours out sediment to the coast”