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"Has Norway paved the way for deep-seabed mining following the Storting's vote
on 9 January? The opening up 281,000 square kilometres (the equivalent of half
of France's land area) to mineral prospecting, with a view to future
exploitation, raises numerous concerns, such as the environmental impact on
these unique ecosystems that are still so poorly understood.
We would like to express, on behalf of the European Parliament, our deep
concern to Norwegian decision-makers and citizens about this decision, which
comes at a time when an increasing number of countries, scientists,
associations, as well as manufacturers such as Volvo, Northvolt and Samsung,
are calling for a moratorium on seabed mining, or, like Equinor, a
precautionary approach."
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
