Dare We Disturb the Deep Sea? | Cyrill Martin
There’s an inherent catch-22 in decarbonization. Building wind turbines, solar panels, and electric cars requires the use of rare metals like cobalt and nickel. The question is: are we willing to sacrifice the health of our oceans to get them? Everything you need to know about the problem of deep sea mining in this episode with OceanCare’s Cyrill Martin.
Related Links and Resources
- Basic FAQ on Deep Sea Mining (DSM) on the OceanCare homepage:
- Subscribe to the OceanCare newsletter and follow them on social media to stay updated on publications on underwater noise emissions from DSM activities and their impact on marine life (release scheduled for early autumn)
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/OceanCare
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OceanCare.org/
- Instagramm: https://www.instagram.com/oceancare_icare/?hl=de
- LinkedIn: https://ch.linkedin.com/company/oceancare
- For those who want to dig in deeper into the issue of DSM:
- Environmental impacts: IUCN https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/47761
- Companies behind DSM: Greenpeace https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-international-stateless/c86ff110-pto-deep-trouble-report-final-1.pdf
- Overview on a.o. geological basics : attached brochure by GEOMAR
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), including information on the moratorium: http://www.savethehighseas.org/deep-sea-mining/ - WWF’s moratorium campaign that already succeeded in gaining Samsung SDI, BMW Group, Volvo Group and Google for the moratorium: https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/press_releases/?1909966/Brands-Back-Call-for-Moratorium-on-Deep-Seabed-Mining
- Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI): scientists working on the deep-sea, including deep-sea mining, also have a very interesting newsletter (highly recommended to stay updated on interesting scientific findings and developments in Deep Sea Mining!): https://www.dosi-project.org/
- Entertaining and informative animated cartoon on DSM by Seas at Risk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsA0emd2FNw