Harvesting critical ocean minerals can accelerate decarbonization at a fraction of the environmental, economic, and social costs versus mining on land.

REPORT: A DEADLY MORATORIUM


WWF’s proposed moratorium on seabed nodule collection comes at the cost of human lives and vast environmental destruction

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A closer look at some of the important issues surrounding the extraction of deep ocean critical minerals

Empirical data show that biodiversity can be spared through nodule harvesting.

Environmental NGOs regularly publish misleading information about nodule harvesting in an effort to manipulate public opinion and raise funding.

We examine the empirical evidence related to environmental impacts from both nodule harvesting and terrestrial mining.

Nodule harvesting can dramatically reset the battery mineral supply chain in a manner that favors US interests.

Supply deficits loom for many critical energy minerals according to energy analysts.

Demand for energy minerals is set to grow much faster than it has historically if we are to meet decarbonization goals.

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