Geopolitical competition straining peace and environmental protection in Antarctica, MPs find in new report

Monday, 9 June 2025 00:01

Geopolitical tension and the prospect of potential mineral reserves are straining peace and environmental protection in Antarctica, MPs say in a report published today. The cross-party Environmental Audit Committee has published its report on ‘the UK and the Antarctic environment', following an inquiry begun by its predecessor Sub-Committee on Polar Research in the last Parliament. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the consensus-based operation of the...Request free trial