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S2E8: Trashed or treasure? Will deep sea mining ruin oceans?
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Rich lodes of valuable metals lie on the seafloor. Will a global rush to mine them be allowed – and will doing so damage the world’s oceans?
Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Scattered across the sea bed are trillions of potato-sized lumps brimming with lucrative metals vital to making electric vehicle batteries, wind turbines, smartphones and much more. This is sparking a “blue rush”, as some countries and companies are eager to cash-in on them.
Yet the mining of polymetallic nodules remains banned and there are growing concerns that scooping them off the sea floor risks disrupting one of the most important, but still poorly understood, parts of the planet. In this episode, hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty speak with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ project director of ocean governance Julian Jackson on the risks.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
2:12 Three different types of deep sea mining
6:42 Environmental impacts of deep sea mining
12:21 Why countries are pushing for deep sea mining
14:58 Implication of Micronesian country Nauru announcing intention to start sea bed mining.
17:02 Is deep sea mining necessary?
Follow Audrey Tan on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/848W
Read her articles: https://str.sg/JLM2
Follow David Fogarty on X: https://str.sg/JLM6
Read his articles: https://str.sg/JLMu
Hosts: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg) & David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg)
Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong
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Channel: https://str.sg/JWaf
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Luvut
1. Trashed or treasure? Will deep sea mining ruin oceans? (00:00:00)
2. Types of deep sea mining (00:02:12)
3. Environmental impacts of deep sea mining (00:06:42)
4. Why countries push for deep sea mining (00:12:21)
5. Nauru’s plans for seabed mining explained (00:14:58)
6. Is deep sea mining avoidable? (00:17:02)
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Manage episode 455834857 series 2347149
Rich lodes of valuable metals lie on the seafloor. Will a global rush to mine them be allowed – and will doing so damage the world’s oceans?
Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Scattered across the sea bed are trillions of potato-sized lumps brimming with lucrative metals vital to making electric vehicle batteries, wind turbines, smartphones and much more. This is sparking a “blue rush”, as some countries and companies are eager to cash-in on them.
Yet the mining of polymetallic nodules remains banned and there are growing concerns that scooping them off the sea floor risks disrupting one of the most important, but still poorly understood, parts of the planet. In this episode, hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty speak with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ project director of ocean governance Julian Jackson on the risks.
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
2:12 Three different types of deep sea mining
6:42 Environmental impacts of deep sea mining
12:21 Why countries are pushing for deep sea mining
14:58 Implication of Micronesian country Nauru announcing intention to start sea bed mining.
17:02 Is deep sea mining necessary?
Follow Audrey Tan on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/848W
Read her articles: https://str.sg/JLM2
Follow David Fogarty on X: https://str.sg/JLM6
Read his articles: https://str.sg/JLMu
Hosts: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg) & David Fogarty (dfogarty@sph.com.sg)
Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong
Follow Green Pulse Podcast here and get notified for new episode drops:
Channel: https://str.sg/JWaf
Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWaY
Spotify: https://str.sg/JWag
Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg
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Follow more ST podcast channels:
All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7
ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa
---
Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:
The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB
Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX
---
#greenpulse
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Luvut
1. Trashed or treasure? Will deep sea mining ruin oceans? (00:00:00)
2. Types of deep sea mining (00:02:12)
3. Environmental impacts of deep sea mining (00:06:42)
4. Why countries push for deep sea mining (00:12:21)
5. Nauru’s plans for seabed mining explained (00:14:58)
6. Is deep sea mining avoidable? (00:17:02)
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