GreenlandEnergy.com has launched a standalone Independence section, built around a new legal guide, Greenland Independence. The section appears as “Independence” in the main menu, as an Independence Watch box on the homepage, and as a dedicated Independence category for future coverage.
The guide sets out the legal route under Section 21 of the 2009 Self-Government Act. That route requires negotiations between Naalakkersuisut and Denmark’s government, Inatsisartut consent, a Greenland referendum and Folketing consent. No independence referendum has been scheduled. A non-political legal commission reports in early 2027 on Section 21, a referendum and the 2023 draft constitution.
The guide serves as a neutral reference on the legal route, the public debate, and what a change in status would mean for mineral licensing, the United States defense agreement, and the Danish block grant. It does not argue for or against independence.
Greenland already controls mineral resources, having assumed the mineral resource area on January 1, 2010. In 2021, Naalakkersuisut stopped issuing new oil and gas exploration licenses. Existing licenses, including those at Jameson Land in East Greenland, remain valid. Independence would not, by itself, transfer a licensing power that Greenland already holds.
The September 2026 defense agreement among Greenland, Denmark and the United States addresses independence directly in Article XI. That article commits Denmark and Greenland to ensure that an independent Greenland remains in or applies to join NATO and assumes, from the date of independence, Denmark’s rights and obligations under the agreement. An independent Greenland would therefore inherit the U.S. basing arrangements rather than negotiate them from scratch. The guide links the English text of the agreement, including Article XI, as a PDF from the Danish Prime Minister’s Office.
The Self-Government Act also provides for an annual Danish subsidy, known as the block grant. Independence would end the automatic annual subsidy unless the parties negotiate a successor arrangement as part of an independence agreement.
The guide gets updated as events develop. For corrections or feedback, write to press@greenlandenergy.com.
