Businesses debate future of Arctic at summit in London

The Arctic represents the final frontier in the global search for new natural resources, or sea routes – but the very idea of exploiting it horrifies environmentalists.

Businesses debate future of Arctic at summit in London

The Arctic represents the final frontier in the global search for new natural resources, or sea routes – but the very idea of exploiting it horrifies environmentalists.

Oil, mining and shipping companies are debating the region’s business and geopolitical future at a two-day summit in London.

With hundreds of billions of dollars at stake, businesses, governments, environmentalists and Arctic residents have to navigate some choppy waters, as Nigel Cassidy reports.

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Source: BBC.