Deep-Sea Mining Not Necessary for Renewable Energy Transition, Experts Argue

Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch Energy Solutions

Deep-Sea Mining Not Necessary for Renewable Energy Transition, Experts Argue
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Proponents of deep-sea mining claim that the as-yet-untested practice is the best means of supplying minerals like cobalt, lithium, nickel, copper, vanadium and indium used in electric vehicles, storage batteries and other green technologies.

But a new article published in Frontiers in Marine Science on Thursday challenges this view.

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