Mining the Deep Ep1: Is it worth sacrificing the ocean floor?

The concept of deep seabed mining has been around for decades, but our growing demand for renewable energy is making this far fetched idea... a reality. Renewable energy resources are perceived to be the solution to the world's climate change problem. But their production requires a lot of rare minerals, which often come from questionable sources. What do we have to gain and lose from Mining the Deep? Guests: Dr David Santillo, Greenpeace Dr William Brazelton, University of Utah Dr Julia Sigwart, Queen's University, Belfast Dr Chong Chen, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Transcripts in Mandarin and English at chinadialogue and chinadialogueocean . Credits: Executive Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long Producer: Sam Colombie Sound Engineer: Chris Wood INTRO/OUTRO Music: Alex Mauboussin Send us a note on twitter @SustainableAsia or email us sustainableasia.co@gmail.com

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Mining the Deep Ep1: Is it worth sacrificing the ocean floor? is an episode from Eight Million by Marcy Trent Long, Sustainable Asia.

This episode is 25:13 long.

This episode was published on Nov 8, 2019.

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