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Advocates for deep sea mining argue extraction of rare metals is critical for electric car batteries necessary to develop a fossil-free economy. [47] Opponents argue seabed mining could wreak havoc on the world's oceans, which act as a carbon sink absorbing a quarter of the world's carbon emissions each year. [49] Greenpeace's Esperanza
The United Nations' International Seabed Authority (ISA) will meet on Monday to consider new rules allowing firms to extract minerals from the ocean floor, despite mounting concerns about the ...
The International Seabed Authority is a body of the United Nations which was established in 1982 to regulate human activities on the deep-sea floor beyond the continental shelf. It continues to develop rules for commercial mining, and as of 2016, has issued 27 contracts for mineral exploration, covering a total area of more than 1.4 million km 2 .
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) emphasizes the need for a comprehensive assessment of the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining, which targets polymetallic nodules at depths of 3–6.5 km (1.9–4.0 mi), polymetallic sulphides at 1–4 km (0.62–2.5 mi), and cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts between <400 m and 3.5 km ...
While New Zealand has previously quashed the Cook Islands' aspirations of joining the United Nations without becoming independent, Monday's action plan says China will back its hopes to widen ...
As the International Seabed Authority considers the future of deep-sea mining for battery metals, California and other states are seeking bans against mining.
According to Article 157 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), all mineral-related activities in areas beyond national jurisdictions (referred to as The Area in UNCLOS) [7] are organized and controlled by The International Seabed Authority (ISA), especially the administration of resources. [8]
Environmental group is urging Norway to put its plans to open up Arctic seas to deep sea mining on hold. Arctic seabed mining will cause ‘irreversible harm’ to wildlife – Greenpeace Skip to ...