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DoomsdaysCW

If Earth loses its sources of oxygen, that won't be a very green transition. smh

#DeepSeaMining opponents suffer major setback

by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS
August 3, 2024

"Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to take a first step toward an international moratorium on the controversial practice.

"Until now, those in favor of such mining—which would deliver minerals key to the green transition but with a potentially high environmental cost—have managed to prevent the #InternationalSeabedAuthority (#ISA) from even taking up any debate on the subject.

"This time, the debate took place, but a draft calling for a 'dialogue' toward 'the development of a general policy... for the protection and preservation of the marine environment' did not advance after a week of talks in Kingston, Jamaica.

"Numerous delegations, from #China to #SaudiArabia to the #Africa group of member states, said the draft lacked clarity and that the ISA's full assembly of 168 members was not the forum to make any decision on the protection of #marine habitats.

"Instead, those countries said the Council, made up of 36 states, should decide.

"Faced with consistent opposition, #Chile withdrew the draft measure as the assembly's annual session—which makes decisions by consensus—drew to a close.

"'We are somewhat disappointed,' said Chilean representative Salvador Vega Telias. Though he believed he had support from a majority of states, he opted to shelve the discussions until July 2025—a proposal that was not approved either.

"Deep sea mining in international waters involves scraping the ocean floor for #minerals like #nickel, #cobalt and #copper, crucial for #RenewableEnergy energy technology.

"Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS), the ISA is responsible for both protecting the seabed in areas beyond national jurisdictions and for overseeing any exploration or exploitation of resources in those zones.

"Deep sea mining has not yet taken place beyond the experimental and exploratory stage.

"The ISA's Council, which for now only grants exploration contracts, has been drawing up commercial exploitation rules for more than a decade. They are aiming to adopt a mining code in 2025.

"Non-governmental organizations and scientists warn that deep sea mining could damage #habitats and harm species that are little understood, but are potentially important to the #FoodChain.

"In addition, they point to the risk of disrupting the ocean's capacity to absorb carbon emitted by human activities, and the noise that could disturb species such as #whales."

Read more:
phys.org/news/2024-08-deep-sea

#OceansAreLife #MarineLife #DeepSeaMining #NoDeepSeaMining
#DarkOxygen #LifeOnEarth #Extinction #Nodules #Greenwashing #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters

Phys.org · Deep sea mining opponents suffer major setbackBy Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS
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DoomsdaysCW

#HypocriSea: The United States’ Failure to Join the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

31.Oct.2019
by Will Schrepferman

"[T]he #UnitedStates cannot claim #Russia and #China to be in violation of a treaty that it is not a party to. When UNCLOS was initially signed in 1982, the Reagan administration refused to accede based on disagreements regarding deep seabed mining. Despite revisions to the treaty in 1994, the Senate refused to hold hearings on the matter. Although Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana finally held hearings in 2004 and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously recommended adopting the treaty, no further action was taken by the Senate."

hir.harvard.edu/hypocri-sea-th

Harvard International Review · Hypocri-sea: The United States’ Failure to Join the UN Convention on the Law of the SeaThe United States has not joined the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Why is this the case and what are the implications?
#WaterIsLife#LawOfTheSeaConvention#LawOfTheSea
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DoomsdaysCW

It boggles the mind that #Nauru isn't learning from past mistakes. Also, 10,000 people, who will barely profit from #DeepSeaMining, are buying the hype while #DeepGreen and #GerardBarron disrupts #DeepSeaLife, possibly permanently! Not good...

"#Australia, #NewZealand and #Britain had nearly exhausted the viable deposits of #phosphate by 1968 when Australia granted Nauru sovereignty, leaving behind one of the world’s worst #environmental #disasters."

#Corruption, incompetence and a musical: Nauru’s cursed history

The once-wealthy island now barely survives on income from Australia’s #detention regime and is pinning its economic hopes on #UnderseaMining

Anne Davies and Ben Doherty
Mon 3 Sep 2018

"During the 1990s it transformed into a money-laundering haven selling banking licences and passports, including diplomatic passports, which confer immunity. Customers included the Russian mafia and al-Qaida."
amp.theguardian.com/world/2018

The Guardian · Corruption, incompetence and a musical: Nauru's cursed historyBy Anne Davies
#WaterIsLife#NoDeepSeaMining#Extinction
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Doug Bostrom

Some #ClimateProgress is real yet hard to find or see.

"Devil's in the details." No details, no progress.

#UNCLOS
#ITLOS
#ClimateChangeAndLawOfTheSea
#SabinCenterForClimateChangeLaw

blogs.law.columbia.edu/climate

Climate Law Blog · Finding Light in Dark Places: Specific Obligations for Climate Change and Ocean Acidification Mitigation - Climate Law Blog  Can the new advisory opinion interpreting the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) move us beyond the lethargy of unmet climate change policy needs? The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (the Tribunal, ITLOS) established the gravity of this question by stating that “climate change represents an existential […]
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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social

The Senate approved on second reading a measure specifying the rights and entitlements of #Filipinos over the country’s maritime zones, including underwater features.

Tolentino, chair of the Senate special committee on maritime and admiralty zones, said #SB2492, which he wrote, would make the country compliant with the United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea (#Unclos). #WestPHSea

Senate passes PH maritime zones bill
newsinfo.inquirer.net/1908775/

INQUIRER.net · Senate passes PH maritime zones billBy Nestor Corrales, Tina G. Santos
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ChrisE

@AuswaertigesAmt
Ich hoffe, man ist erfolgreicher als bei Gesprächen mit Russland. Ich glaube aber nicht daran. Es wird nur wieder viel geredet und Zugeständnisse gemacht und am Ende machen die doch was sie wollen. So wie Taiwan über kurz oder lang annektiert wird. Mit der brutalen Abhängigkeit der gesamten EU von China kann man nur als zahnloser Tiger auftreten.
#UNCLOS

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Auswärtiges Amt

Die Spannungen im Südchinesischen Meer bereiten uns Sorgen. Chinas Ansprüche auf umfangreiche Seegebiete hat ein Schiedsgericht 2016 nach #UNCLOS verneint. Es braucht Mechanismen, um die Spannungen auf friedliche Weise zu lösen. Wir möchten einen Beitrag leisten. - Außenministerin Baerbock 2/4

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Eugene Alvin Villar 🇵🇭

#30DayMapChallenge 🗺️ Day 2️⃣: Lines

(Didn’t want to overthink this one.)

Here we have the baselines of the #Philippines 🇵🇭 and from there the maximum territorial sea 12 nautical miles (nmi) from the baselines, contiguous zone (24 nmi), and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) (200 nmi), per #UNCLOS. These zones are drawn ignoring neighboring countries.

Also shown is the agreed EEZ boundary with #Indonesia 🇮🇩, and the extended continental shelf (ECS) for the Benham Rise.

#tootSEA @pinoy

Map showing the Philippines’ baselines, max territorial sea, max contiguous zone, max exclusive economic zone, extended continental shelf for the Benham Rise, and the EEZ boundary with Indonesia.
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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social

More EU stuff in the local newspapers lately, and I expect Sweden to pop up again soon.
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"The countries whose embassies issued the statement issued on Tuesday were #Belgium, #Czechia, #Denmark, #Germany, #Ireland, #Greece, #Spain, #France, #Italy, #Netherlands, #Poland, #Austria, #Romania, #Slovakia (non-resident), #Finland, and #Sweden" #SouthChinaSea #UNCLOS #China

#EU, 16 member states reaffirm support for #WestPHSea arbitral ruling on 7th year | Global News
globalnation.inquirer.net/2163

The European Union flag. (File photo from Agence France-Presse)
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bikejourno

Never mind the decision taken in 2016 by the #UNCLOS arbitration court, telling Beijing to forget about its #NineDashLine and its attempt to expand and militarize islands and reefs in the West Philippines Sea, also known as the East Vietnam Sea and the North Indonesia Sea.

Expansionist and brazen China needs to be held at bay.

#China coast guard patrolled #WestPHSea almost every day in 2022 | #SouthChinaSea #MaritimeBorders #Philippines
rappler.com/nation/china-coast

RAPPLERChina coast guard patrolled West PH Sea almost every day in 2022This shows China’s 'determination to assert control over the vast maritime zone within its claimed nine-dash line,' says a US-based think tank
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