Full Title: A Deadly Moratorium: WWF’s Proposed Moratorium on Seabed Nodule Collection Comes at the Cost of Human Lives and Vast Environmental Destruction
Author(s): Scott Vincent
Publisher(s): Critical Ocean Minerals Research Center
Publication Date: October 14, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
Environmental organization, WWF, has attracted support from sovereign governments and large corporations for a moratorium on seabed mineral extraction. But the moratorium is forcing the world to double down on some of the deadliest mineral extraction practices known, in the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, directly adjacent to human settlements. It is bringing death, disease, and displacement to many vulnerable indigenous people each year that could be avoided. It is also impeding efforts to decarbonize while increasing our greenhouse gas emissions. This report is a call for signatories to the moratorium to reconsider their stance in the name of a more just energy transition and a healthier planet.