Deep-sea mining: A new gold rush or environmental disaster?
Environmentalists warn deep-sea mining could cause major damage to ecosystems that scientists know little about.
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Environmentalists warn deep-sea mining could cause major damage to ecosystems that scientists know little about.
An AI language model has analyzed the commitments and marketing of FTSE100's climate claims, revealing that less than 20% are on track to become net-zero businesses, raising concerns about greenwashing.
Extracting minerals from the ocean floor could negatively impact biodiversity on a scale of up to 25 times greater than land-based mining, and fixing the damage would cost twice as much as extraction, a new report said last Thursday.
Findings come from cost-benefit analysis of banning destructive industrial fishing practices in marine protected areas carried out by the Marine Conservation Society
Extracting mineral deposits from the ocean floor with deep-sea mining could destroy habitats and decimate species.