Mining the seabed without proper regulations seems outlandish. But it could happen sooner than we think.
Tag: environment
Treaty to protect high seas too late to stop mining
The treaty doesn’t have any power over mining activities overseen by the ISA because it does not apply directly to activities already regulated by existing bodies
Mining the sea means mining public support too
Seabed mining is a long way from obtaining a social licence from the people most affected
Pacific group pushing for global shipping to act on climate target
Pacific group calls for the global shipping industry to align itself with the 1.5 degrees climate target.
Paris delivers mandate for zero draft as momentum builds towards plastic treaty
The global community is one step closer towards a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution whilst Pacific countries continue to advocate for their national priorities to manage plastic waste
Kiribati calls for a strong global commitment to upstream measures to solve the plastic crisis
Kiribati called for mandatory upstream measures to address 9.7 tonnes of plastic waste generated every day accumulating in landfills and the Kiribati environment
Solomon Islands calls for global plastic production reduction, plans national plastic ban
Solomon Islands is committed to having in place regulations for banning the import, sale and usage of certain single-use plastics as plastic bags alone make up 12 percent of the main landfill in its capital
‘They told us plastics would make life easy, now studies have found plastics in people’
PNG says plastics were introduced to “make life easy”, but studies have proven plastics are found in people.
Palau president visits Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Palau as a member of PIF continues dialogue with Japan over the scheduled release of treated and diluted water from the crippled plant
PNG PM Marape affirms Japan’s efforts in managing nuclear waste
PNG PM has reaffirmed Japan would not allow the discharge of the water into the ocean until safety has been confirmed based on scientific evidence, whilst environmental groups says PNG should not support Japan’s decision