Publication Date:
2023-11-02
Description:
Advances in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology, and the accelerating adoption of these technologies, are leading to the replacement of EV batteries dependent on cobalt, nickel, and manganese. As a result, the deep sea mining of these metals is neither necessary, economically advantageous, or environmentally advisable. In fact, efforts to promote the mining of these metals in the deep ocean now serve neither manufacturers nor consumers, but only enterprises that have been established for the express purpose of deep sea mining. Typically, companies and consumers are asked to make sacrifices for the good of conservation and the environment. Now, happily, what is good for both enterprise and the end consumer, also serves the need to protect and preserve our oceans, and the life that resides within.
Description:
Published
Description:
Non Refereed
Keywords:
Deep Sea Mining
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Clarion-Clipperton Zone
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EV Batteries
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EV Battery Recycling
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LFP Batteries
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ASFA_2015::D::Deep-sea drilling
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ASFA_2015::B::Biodiversity
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ASFA_2015::B::Batteries
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ASFA_2015::C::Cobalt
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ASFA_2015::C::Commercial exploitation
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ASFA_2015::C::Copper
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ASFA_2015::M::Manganese nodules
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ASFA_2015::N::Nickel
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ASFA_2015::L::Lithium
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
Report
Format:
12pp.