Campaigner. Lead @Greenpeace campaign to stop deep sea mining, keeping one eye on the ruses of carbon offsets and greenwash. Tweets/rants my own, she/her
Jun 26, 2024 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Norway just announced the first Arctic areas they plan to open for deep sea mining. This is an outrage - it’s time to mobilise more than ever to #StopDeepSeaMining 1/
The Norwegian government is proposing a huge 386 licence blocks for mining in the Arctic - these are incredible vents and seamounts that Norway is putting at risk of irreversible, unavoidable harm 2/regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/pub…
Jul 17, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
It’s been a big week (the biggest?) in the world of deep sea mining - in a good way!
I've just arrived at the International Seabed Authority negotiations as they head into their 2nd week - here’s what going on… 1/ #ISA28
Last Sunday a legal loophole expired, meaning any company can apply to mine the seabed - even though no rules are in place governing deep sea mining
Til now 31 exploration permits have been approved by the International Seabed Authority - but no full-scale mining licences 2/