{"id":64641,"date":"2024-07-11T13:47:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T01:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=64641"},"modified":"2025-06-25T01:37:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:37:53","slug":"stop-deep-sea-mining-before-it-fuels-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/stop-deep-sea-mining-before-it-fuels-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop deep sea mining before it fuels wars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The deep ocean \u2014 200 to over 10.000 meters below the surface \u2014 is one of Earth\u2019s last untouched frontiers, but it is under threat from a nascent industry: deep sea mining. Some countries and corporations are racing to extract metals and minerals like cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper from the seabed, pretending that those minerals are needed for a clean energy transition. As if it was not enough to plan to destroy fragile ecosystems, some deep sea mining companies are now marketing deep sea minerals as necessary to strengthen military power, exacerbating geopolitical tensions between world superpowers with worrying implications for global peace and stability.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deep sea mining: a new arms race?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Until very recently, the industry has attempted to justify its existence on the greenwash argument that deep sea mining is a necessary evil for the energy transition. In other words, they claim destroying the extremely fragile deep sea ecosystem that we barely understand will somehow help win the battle against climate change. But day after day, <a href=\"https:\/\/zerocarbon-analytics.org\/archives\/netzero\/do-we-need-deep-sea-mining-for-the-energy-transition\">new scientific evidence<\/a> suggests that the metals from the seabed are not needed and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenorway.no\/marine-resources-mineralogy-the-sea\/researchers-fear-that-the-hunt-for-gold-in-the-deep-sea-will-suffocate-sponges\/2285653\">damage could be irreversible<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2024\/04\/7e9bf163-gp0s\u09bf-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Twenty-five governments have already either rejected deep sea mining or called for a much more cautious approach, and the industry\u2019s political play is failing. In a high-risk pivot, <strong>mining companies are now trying to convince investors and decision makers by telling the world that the minerals from the seafloor are paramount for military purposes<\/strong>. Deep sea mining must be stopped before it starts to prevent further environmental destruction, further stockpiling of weapons and fomenting of conflict.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The deep sea mining industry fanning the flames of the geopolitical crisis to justify its existence?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Companies driving the development of deep sea mining are guilty of greenwashing and hypocrisy. Some of them have been lobbying at the International Seabed Authority, and beyond, to get a greenlight to start deep sea mining commercial operations, especially the Canadian-based frontrunner, The Metals Company (TMC).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>TMC seems willing to say whatever it thinks will help it make a profit off plundering the deep sea. One moment, TMC will pretend to care about the planet by pushing the baseless claim that metals mined from the deep sea are essential for the clean energy transition. Then, it\u2019ll be openly supportive of calls to develop deep sea mining in order to\u00a0 strengthen US military capabilities. Minerals, like those found in the seabed, are highly sought out by weapon companies and are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/2768268\/darpa-looks-to-microbes-to-process-rare-earth-elements\/\">increasingly in use for military purposes<\/a> (for example, in advance weapon systems and laser precision-guided weapons).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/5a8cb725-gp0s\u09bf.jpg\" title=\"Greenpeace activists pose in front of a giant pink inflatable octopus in London. They hold signs saying &quot;Stop deep sea mining&quot;.\" alt=\"Action against Deep Sea Mining Industry with Giant Octopus in London. \u00a9 Chris J Ratcliffe \/ Greenpeace\" class=\"wp-image-64665\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greenpeace activists protest with an inflatable octopus the height of a double-decker bus outside the Canary Wharf Hilton, London to mark the opening of the 12th annual Deep Sea Mining Summit which is taking place inside. Among many other risks to people and biodiversity, deep sea mining would damage the oceans beyond repair, threatening their ability to help fight climate change.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Chris J Ratcliffe \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>In addition to that, the Norwegian company, Kongsberg, a cornerstone investor in the deep sea mining company Loke and strategic partner of The Metals Company, is the world\u2019s leading provider of Remote Weapon Systems. Kongsberg has demonstrated a direct and deep interest in deep sea mining equity, technology research and development. The race to weaponise the metals and minerals of the deep ocean would have disastrous consequences for people and the planet, fuelling environmental destruction and threatening world peace and stability. The deep ocean must be protected, not exploited, to avoid fuelling wars which will cause untold human suffering. <\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/act\/stop-deep-sea-mining\/\">Join us to stop deep sea mining before it starts<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-52168 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-1024x535.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-510x266.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner.jpg 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Stop deep sea mining\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">It\u2019s time for New Zealand to take a stand. Join our call on the New Zealand government to back a global moratorium on seabed mining.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Take Action\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n<p><em>Maud Oyonarte is a global digital lead with Greenpeace France working on the Greenpeace International Stop Deep Sea Mining campaign.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deep ocean is one of Earth\u2019s last untouched frontiers, but it is under threat from deep sea mining. 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