Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost?

✍️ Natasha Gilbert

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/physical-world/2026/deep-sea-mining-debate-critical-minerals

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Mining the deep ocean

Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost?

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