Norway cites ‘green transition’ in move toward embracing deep-sea mining

Mongabay
Jun 21, 2023, 8:20 am165 pts
The Norwegian government is pushing forward with plans to open its nearby ocean to deep-sea mining, despite opposition from scientists and environmentalists. On June 20, the government announced its intention to open 281,200 square kilometers (nearly 108,600 square miles) of the ocean — an area almost the…

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