The Norwegian authorities issued a call to interested parties who want to proceed with underwater mineral extraction yesterday in order to define the areas they want. “This marks the starting point of something that could develop into a new industry on the Norwegian continental shelf,” Torgeir Stordal, head of the Norwegian continental shelf directorate, said in a statement. Norway, which made its fortune from offshore hydrocarbon mining, could become the first country to allow mining of minerals from the seabed, arguing the importance of not depending on China to supply key minerals for the green transition . As many states and scientists say they oppose the practice due to uncertainty about its impact on ecosystems, the Norwegian parliament officially gave it the go-ahead earlier this year. By approving this research, Oslo declares that it wants to gather the knowledge it lacks and assures that the […]
Source: News Beast
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