Will deep-sea mining save us from climate change?

af | 4. september 2021 | Energilagring, Industri

​Billions of unassuming rocks on the seafloor could help humanity save itself from the ravages of climate change. These polymetallic nodules contain cobalt and other metals which we need for batteries, electric cars and photovoltaic systems. But harvesting them might destroy deep-sea ecosystems.

00:00 – 00:55 Intro
00:55- 01:48 Metals and Resources
01:48 – 03:40 What are polymetallic nodules
03:40 – 06:11 Research and exploration
06:11 – 08:30 Impact on deep sea ecosystems
08:30 – 09:16 Alternatives to deep sea mining

Reporter: Lydia Meyer
Video Editor: Henning Goll
Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer, Joanna Gottschalk

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