The decision in Parliament, opposed by environmentalists, will allow prospectors to start surveying the country’s waters.
Tag: International Seabed Authority
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Leader of International Seabed Mining Agency Admonished by Diplomats
The United Nations-affiliated agency faces pressure from some member nations to greenlight ocean mining — and from others to slow it down.
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Battle Over Deep-Sea Mining Takes on New Urgency as Trial Run Winds Down
A Canadian company is testing mining equipment in the Pacific Ocean in its quest for metals needed for electric vehicles. Environmentalists oppose the mining, which could begin in 2024.
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Secret Data, Tiny Islands and a Quest for Treasure on the Ocean Floor
Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution.