The minerals needed to produce cleaner power are abundant on the bottom of the ocean. But extracting them threatens to ruin one of the last unexplored habitats.
Worth noting that the cobalt and magnesium that they want to mine from the seabed are not necessary for net zero, and indeed are largely being abandoned in favor of significantly more affordable alternatives.
Deep sea mining remains a few influential investors trying to drum up government subsidies and funding for an incredibly unprofitable and destructive method to solve a nonexistent supply problem.
Worth noting that the cobalt and magnesium that they want to mine from the seabed are not necessary for net zero, and indeed are largely being abandoned in favor of significantly more affordable alternatives.
Deep sea mining remains a few influential investors trying to drum up government subsidies and funding for an incredibly unprofitable and destructive method to solve a nonexistent supply problem.