Norway pauses deep-sea mining for four years in policy U-turn

Mongabay
Dec 8, 2025, 4:55 am109 ptsTrending
Norway has closed the door to deep-sea mining in its waters until at least 2029, stopping an industry that had been on the cusp of launching in spite the environmental risks it presented. On Dec. 3, Norway’s five political parties supporting the new government debated the fiscal budget. They agreed that the…

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