Deep sea mining

Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho elected to lead authority as tensions continue over deep sea mining plans

The Metals Company’s Gerard Barron makes the environmental case for mining for transition minerals under the seabed

Investors urged by Planet Tracker to avoid 'significant destruction to corporate value and natural capital’

Controversial practice carries 'significant financial and legal liabilities for public and private investors', research warns

New science network will help 'ensure the best environmental standards are in place' for deep sea mining, according to Defra

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Government u-turns on deep sea mining, pledging to back ban until environmental impact of practice is better understand

Plus deep-sea mining delay, global coal consumption rises, the EU's new EV charging law and all the top green business news from around the world this week

Findings come from cost-benefit analysis of banning destructive industrial fishing practices in marine protected areas carried out by the Marine Conservation Society