S5E1: Mining the Deep: Is it worth sacrificing the ocean floor?
Sustainable Asia
English - November 08, 2019 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSociety & Culture Science Natural Sciences climate change sustainability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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
Credits:
Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long
Producer: Sam Colombie
Sound Engineer: Chris Wood
INTRO/OUTRO Music: Alex Mauboussin
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