Companies keen to start deep-sea mining off Norway – despite delays that will now see the first licences awarded, a year later than planned, in 2026
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Riches thought to lie beneath Greenland have been coveted for more than a century – but how easy are they to access, and will climate change make any difference
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Norway has paused its controversial project to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining
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Norway wants to open its Arctic seabed to mining for critical metals – the WWF is suing the state in a bid to halt exploration
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Mining firm Rare Earths Norway says it has discovered Europe's largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth elements
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Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans – WWF says the government has breached the law without adequately assessing the consequences
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European Commission will open office in Greenland, made strategically important by rare resources and melting ice
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Norway will not go ahead with plans to permit seabed mining of critical raw materials on its continental shelf if initial exploration suggests it cannot be done sustainably
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Scientists make breakthrough discovery while experimenting with urine
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Norway defends deep-sea mining, says it may help to break China and Russia's rare earths stronghold
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Norway's decision to permit exploratory deep-sea extraction of valuable minerals breaks a promise to the other nations on the Ocean Panel and to scientists
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Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining
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Norway's minority government and two opposition parties have agreed to allow seabed mineral exploration in the Arctic region
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Sweden's Northvolt says new lithium-free sodium-ion battery is cheaper, more sustainable and doesn't rely on scarce raw materials
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Why does Norway want to extract seabed minerals – an explainer
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Lithium company Ioneer scores $700 million conditional loan from Energy Department for Nevada plant
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Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals has been found in Sweden – may not reach market before 10-15 years' time due to environmental risk evaluations
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Will we run out of lithium?
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Rare earths processor Neo Performance Materials has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland – diversifying supplies of minerals critical for advanced technologies
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Greenland is ground zero for the impacts of climate change, but it could also become ground zero for sourcing the metals needed to power the solution to the crisis
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Can Finland and Sweden help decarbonize EU economies? Geopolitical realities and pandemic-related supply chain issues are increasing the pressure on EU
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Greenland weighs up economy versus climate crisis – as the island eyes tourism and mining it is also mindful of controlling the cost
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We’ve barely explored the darkest realm of the ocean. With rare-metal mining on the rise, we’re already destroying it.
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Arctic island finds green power can be a curse – Greenland's rare-earth elements are attracting superpowers riding a green revolution
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Growing number of unexpected arrivals in Arctic waters around Greenland – shrinking sea ice has fast-tracked a race among powers for control over resources and waterways
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Deep-sea mining and the race to the bottom of the ocean
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Denmark has for the first time put mineral-rich Greenland top of its national security agenda, ahead of terrorism and cybercrime
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Electric car future may depend on deep sea mining
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Sweden seeks lithium tie-ups in South America amid white gold rush
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Are there potential downsides of going to 100% renewable energy?
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Where will the materials for our clean energy future come from?
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