International, National & Minnesota Report

Speaking at Davos, Switzerland, Donald J Trump (R) said, “We’re asking for a piece of ice, its a small ask.” saying, “we should have kept it after World War II.” He seemed to be trying to convince anyone who was listening, that it would be a good thing for you to give me what I want in a veiled threat fashion.

President Trump Delivers a Special Address to the World Economic Forum

Later he starts a screed again Trump also criticizing wind energy—a familiar target which he calls a part of the “new green scam”.

Interestingly, he called out China, claiming, in spite of the fact it has maintained the highest production and installation of active wind-generators for the last 15-years, he is unable to find ” any wind farms in China.” This is easily disputed by satellite images. Gansu, China has one of the largest wind farms in the world.

China generates more wind energy than any other country, Its statistics show that in 2024 China generated 997 terawatt-hours from wind. More than double the US capacity in second place.

Why we find this ironic is the Arctic icecap is melting at a better than 10% annual rate due to global warming/climate change. Meaning, Trump’s obsession against the Green New Deal, withdrawn from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement (2015) make the US an outlier. The fixation on oil and gas especially now after the extraction of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela and US control of its oil assets.

Trump’s Apparent Pullback

Recent reports are after a sharp response from NATO leaders and the world market, Trump has seemed to have pulled back and is willing to accept the US ability to restore its significant presence on the island, which ended in 1992. The ability to mine rare earth minerals is also an available option, but the depth of the ice on Greenland will provide significant challenge, and removing it will add to climate change.