Deep-sea mining poses an unjustifiable environmental risk

Deep-sea mining poses an unjustifiable environmental risk

Deep-sea mining could provide a substantial supply of metals that we urgently need to decarbonize our society, yet its environmental impact remains intractable. Considering on-land resources remain abundant and can be extracted using well-established risk management, deep-sea mining cannot currently...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature sustainability 2024-07, Vol.7 (7), p.836-838
Hauptverfasser: Crane, Rich, Laing, Chris, Littler, Kate, Moore, Kathryn, Roberts, Callum, Thompson, Kirsten, Vogt, Declan, Scourse, James
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Sprache:eng
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Deep sea mining
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental impact
Environmental risk
Land resources
Risk management
Sustainable Development
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Zusammenfassung:Deep-sea mining could provide a substantial supply of metals that we urgently need to decarbonize our society, yet its environmental impact remains intractable. Considering on-land resources remain abundant and can be extracted using well-established risk management, deep-sea mining cannot currently be justified.
ISSN:2398-9629
2398-9629
DOI:10.1038/s41893-024-01326-6