Greenland: Proposed Alcoa Smelter
Sermitsiak, Greenland - July 24, 2008
An evaluation of the impact of the planned Alcoa smelter is 'lacking', expert says. A substandard environmental assessment of the impact of a proposed Alcoa smelter in the Maniitsoq area will reflect poorly on Greenland, according to Anne Merrild Hansen.
Hansen, an engineer and expert on the environmental impact of heavy industry in Greenland, is concerned that the Alcoa report does not meet international standards. The procedures for such assessments, called SEAs, short for strategic environmental assessments, are clearly defined. The evaluation is to ensure that the country's environmental authorities are aware of the impacts of the planned smelter and the hydroelectric dams that will be built to power it.
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Miljørapport lever ikke op til internationale standarder