{"id":13136,"date":"2024-11-01T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T00:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/?p=13136"},"modified":"2025-01-17T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:17:11","slug":"deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep sea mining: understand the risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/72695944-gp0su3t9t.jpg\" title=\"Blackwater Photography - Strawberry Squid  Histioteuthis Heteropsis. \u00a9 Blue Planet Archive \/ David Wrobel\" alt=\"Blackwater Photography - Strawberry Squid Histioteuthis Heteropsis. Deep Sea Mining puts marine life at risk. \u00a9 Blue Planet Archive \/ David Wrobel\" class=\"wp-image-13147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/72695944-gp0su3t9t.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/72695944-gp0su3t9t-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/72695944-gp0su3t9t-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/72695944-gp0su3t9t-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/72695944-gp0su3t9t-468x340.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Strawberry squid, Histioteuthis heteropsis, a species of bioluminescent cock-eye squid, in the deep sea, Eastern Pacific Ocean.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Blue Planet Archive \/ David Wrobel<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-deep-sea-mining-is-a-risky-bet-for-your-investment-and-the-planet\">Deep sea mining is a risky bet for your investment and the planet<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-economic-implications\">Economic implications<\/h3>\n\n<p>Over 37&nbsp;<em>financial institutions<\/em>&nbsp;with more than EUR 3.3 trillion in assets have signed a statement urging governments to protect the oceans saying \u201cDeep Sea Mining must not go ahead until the environmental, social, and economic risks are comprehensively understood and alternatives to deep sea minerals have been explored fully,\u201d noting that financial institutions could be exposed to significant policy, regulatory, and reputational risks otherwise.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn1\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<p>Numerous studies and reports have highlighted the economic folly of deep sea mining. Planet Tracker<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn2\">2<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;reports that DSM could result in over $500 billion in value destruction, including the destruction of habitats that could lead to natural capital losses of at least $465 billion and potential losses of $132 billion to the mining industry, emphasizing the significant environmental and financial risks associated with deep sea mining.<\/p>\n\n<p>Additionally, an Ocean Foundation report<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn3\">3<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;highlights the high uncertainty surrounding metal prices and the potential irrelevance of deep-sea mining in a circular economy with next-generation battery technologies that don\u2019t rely on deep-sea metals. The industry\u2019s unrealistic financial models and disregard for these challenges raise red flags about its viability and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-insurance-concerns\">Insurance concerns<\/h3>\n\n<p>Major insurers, Hannover Re, Zurich Insurance Group, and Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), have joined prominent reinsurer Swiss Re to officially exclude deep sea mining (DSM) from their underwriting activities, raising red flags about the industry\u2019s long-term viability.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn4\">4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-legal-exposure\">Legal exposure<\/h3>\n\n<p>The current regulatory regime and framework are inadequate to address the environmental and social impacts of deep-sea mining.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn5\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dr-sylvia-earle-marine-biologist-and-oceanographer\"><strong>Dr. Sylvia Earle<\/strong>, Marine Biologist and Oceanographer<\/h5>\n\n<p><em>\u201cThose marketing myths for short-term profit will cost civilization and ocean health permanent devastating loss. In ignorance of knowledge gained in recent decades, mining the deep sea may have seemed appealing. But a new understanding of alternative technologies, insights into the economic realities, the irreversible catastrophic impacts on ocean life, and the weight of moral liability imposed on this generation make further action to mine the deep sea absurdly irresponsible and just plain wrong.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-victor-vescovo-marine-explorer-and-technologist\"><strong>Victor Vescovo<\/strong>, Marine Explorer and Technologist<\/h5>\n\n<p><em>\u201cDeep sea mining is really just strip-mining the seafloor. Financially, it\u2019s a long-term bet that battery technology will not significantly shift away from using cobalt and nickel \u2014 even though it already is, and quite dramatically. It doesn\u2019t make good financial sense to invest billions into an untested industry that eviscerates little-understood ecosystems just to add capacity in single-digit percentages to world metals production. Investors really need to exercise caution against falling for this poorly-veiled greenwashing narrative. Technically, economically, environmentally, and even legally, it\u2019s not a sound, risk-adjusted investment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-severe-environmental-impact\">Severe environmental impact<\/h3>\n\n<p>The ocean supports all life on this planet, providing vital support for millions of people and safeguarding biodiversity against human pressures and climate change. Scientists,<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn6\">6<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn7\">7<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;are warning that deep sea mining (DSM), could cause large-scale, severe, and irreversible harm to global ocean ecosystems on multi-generational timescales, worsening the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-global-opposition-and-calls-for-caution\">Global opposition and calls for caution<\/h3>\n\n<p>32 governments including Canada, France, Mexico, Chile, the United Kingdom, and Palau joined by parliamentarians, regional authorities and other elected officials and government bodies have called for a ban or moratorium on deep-sea mining. Civil society groups, and Indigenous groups from Hawai\u2019i and the Pacific at large \u2013 whose lives and livelihoods rely on the ocean \u2013 have also echoed this call.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn8\">8<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Leading companies in the technological and automotive sectors, such as Google, Salesforce, Volkswagen, Volvo, Rivian, and more have committed to not using deep-sea minerals in their supply chains<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn9\">9<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;and have also called for a moratorium on the industry.<\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-leticia-carvalho-brazilian-marine-scientist-and-newly-elected-secretary-general-of-the-isa\"><strong>Leticia Carvalho<\/strong>, Brazilian Marine Scientist and newly elected Secretary General of the ISA<\/h5>\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2026regulatory stability for businesses and society is really fundamental. If you don\u2019t have stability, you then therefore have a cacophony and chaos because you open space for litigation at different levels\u2026I would be very much concerned to have a mining exploitation request sat on my table without a mining&nbsp;<\/em><em>code\u2026particularly deep-sea mining as an activity has many players, meaning many courts would be called to have their say, not only in the international level but also at a national level.\u201d<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn10\">10<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-astrid-puentes-un-special-rapporteur-for-the-right-to-a-clean-healthy-and-sustainable-environment\"><strong>Astrid Puentes<\/strong>, UN Special Rapporteur for the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment<\/h5>\n\n<p><em>\u201cDeep-sea mining will perpetuate systematic inequalities. Indigenous peoples and people closer to the ocean will be first and worst affected\u2026 We cannot continue extracting everything\u2026we have to think about how to repair and restore all ecosystems, including coastal ecosystems and oceans instead of increasing the damages humanity already has done.\u201d<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#fn11\">11<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/45057bce-global-tide-of-opposition-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Global tide of opposition to deep-sea mining. Be the next country to say no to deep-sea mining. \" class=\"wp-image-13139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/45057bce-global-tide-of-opposition-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/45057bce-global-tide-of-opposition-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/45057bce-global-tide-of-opposition-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/45057bce-global-tide-of-opposition-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/45057bce-global-tide-of-opposition-510x287.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2025\/01\/45057bce-global-tide-of-opposition.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Think twice before you invest! Your investment decisions can shape the future of our oceans and our planet.<\/h3>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<p><sup>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.financeforbiodiversity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Global-Financial-Institutions-Statement-to-Governments-on-Deep-Seabed-Mining_FfB-Foundation_19July2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.financeforbiodiversity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Global-Financial-Institutions-Statement-to-Governments-on-Deep-Seabed-Mining_FfB-Foundation_19July2023.pdf<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref1\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><br><sup>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/deep-sea-mining-could-cost-500-billion-in-lost-value-study-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.mining.com\/deep-sea-mining-could-cost-500-billion-in-lost-value-study-says\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref2\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><br><sup>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oceanfdn.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dsm-finance-brief-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/oceanfdn.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dsm-finance-brief-2024.pdf<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref3\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><br><sup>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dsm-campaign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dsmc_release_insurers_against_dsm.pdf?link_id=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/dsm-campaign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dsmc_release_insurers_against_dsm.pdf?link_id=<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref4\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><br><sup>5. Pickens, Chris, Hannah Lily, Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb, Catherine Blanchard, and Anindita Chakraborty. \u201cFrom What-if to What-now: Status of the Deep-sea Mining Regulations and Underlying Drivers for Outstanding Issues.\u201d \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0308597X23005006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0308597X23005006<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref5\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><br><sup>6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1qMbZ0hjBAS051jQDIczbj_WIVaqj57gB\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1qMbZ0hjBAS051jQDIczbj_WIVaqj57gB\/view?usp=sharing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref6\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><br><sup>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seabedminingsciencestatement.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/seabedminingsciencestatement.org\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref7\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><br><sup>8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deep-sea-conservation.org\/solutions\/no-deep-sea-mining\/momentum-for-a-moratorium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/deep-sea-conservation.org\/solutions\/no-deep-sea-mining\/momentum-for-a-moratorium\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref8\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><br><sup>9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stopdeepseabedmining.org\/endorsers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.stopdeepseabedmining.org\/endorsers\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref9\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><br><sup>10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/08\/27\/deep-sea-mining-isas-carvalho-plans-to-resolve-its-murky-future.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/08\/27\/deep-sea-mining-isas-carvalho-plans-to-resolve-its-murky-future.html<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref10\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><br><sup>11.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uM4DUAUjAGI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uM4DUAUjAGI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.greenpeaceusa.info\/usa\/deep-sea-mining-understand-the-risks\/#ref11\">\u21a9<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deep Sea Mining is a Risky Bet for Your Investment and the 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