Mining the Deep Ep3: The world of nodule treasures

Why are companies so eager to start harvesting metal rich nodules from the ocean floor? In Episode 3 we are following DeepGreen, a company founded by former Nautilus management. This company is eager to start harvesting nodules in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific. Could this be a more sustainable way of getting minerals? Guests: Gerard Barron, Deep Green Dr Gregory Stone, Deep Green Dr David Santillo, Greenpeace Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Dr Chong Chen, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Dr Julia Sigwart, Queen's University, Belfast Duncan Currie, 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 Ep3: The world of nodule treasures is an episode from Eight Million by Marcy Trent Long, Sustainable Asia.

This episode is 18:03 long.

This episode was published on Nov 22, 2019.

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