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Norway’s Deep-Sea Mining Dilemma: Balancing Green Transition and Ocean Conservation

The Push for Underwater Riches Norway has earmarked approximately 281,000 square kilometers of its continental shelf for potential mining, targeting essential metals like cobalt and manganese which are pivotal for...

The Deep Dilemma: Balancing Critical Metal Demand with Ecological Risks in Deep-Sea Mining

Unraveling Environmental Impacts Deep-sea mining at depths approaching 4,000 meters poses profound environmental issues, primarily due to sediment plumes that can devastate complex ecosystems largely...

Deep sea mining, American Legislation, Multinationals, and Threatened Biodiversity

The Big Turn: American Legislation and Donald Trump's Declarations The United States has just crossed a decisive threshold in regulating seabed mining. Under the Trump...