"In Reversal, Mexico Calls For Moratorium On International Deep-Sea Mining"
"On Nov. 21, Mexico became the latest nation to call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining in international waters."
Source: Mongabay, 11/30/2023
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"Environmental Groups Reject Deep-Sea Mining As Key UN Meeting Looms"
"Environmental groups on Wednesday urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of a meeting in Jamaica of a U.N. body that conservationists fear will soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor."
Source: AP, 10/27/2023
"Pacific Seabed Mining Delayed as International Agency Finalizes Rules"
"The start of industrial-scale seabed mining to extract car battery metals from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has been delayed after the international agency charged with overseeing the work concluded late last week that it needed more time to finalize mining rules."
Source: NYTimes, 07/25/2023
"The World’s Moving Closer To Deep-Sea Mining. There Are No Rules."
"With a Canadian company preparing a bid to mine the Pacific Ocean for minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries, an international oversight agency is meeting in Jamaica this month to come up with permitting rules."
Source: E&E News, 07/24/2023
"Crunch Talks Due On Deep-Sea Mining Controversy"
"Controversial proposals to allow deep-sea mining will be centre-stage at global talks in Jamaica from Monday."
Source: BBC News, 07/12/2023
"It’s Deadline Day for Deep-Sea Mining"
"The International Seabed Authority had until this weekend to finish drafting exploitation regulations for deep-sea mining. They’re not done. So now what happens?"
Source: Hakai, 07/10/2023
"Analysis: Race To The Bottom For Deep-Sea Minerals Centers On Tiny Nauru"
"The Pacific island nation of Nauru and its roughly 11,000 residents are at the center of the increasingly contentious debate over whether the world's seabeds should be mined for nickel and other green energy transition minerals."
Source: Reuters, 04/14/2023
Meeting Closes Without Resolving Whether Deep-Sea Mining Can Start In July
"As meetings to oversee deep-sea mining on the high seas draw to a close, it remains unclear whether regulators will allow it to commence in the near future."
Source: Mongabay, 04/03/2023
Concerns Over Transparency And Access At Deep-Sea Mining Negotiations
"Delegates of the International Seabed Authority are currently meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, to negotiate a set of rules that would pave the way for a controversial activity: mining the seabed for coveted minerals like manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and zinc. But scientists and conservationists say there are considerable transparency issues at the meetings that are restricting access to key information and hampering interactions between member states and civil society."
Source: Mongabay, 07/29/2022
"Govts Turn Against Deep-Sea Mining as EV Boom Drives Demand for Metals"
"As battery makers scramble to procure cobalt, nickel and other metals to meet rising consumer demand for electric cars, governmental opposition to strip-mining the seabed for minerals is mounting."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/19/2022
