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Germany calls for 'precautionary' pause in deep-sea mining

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BMW is among German automakers who have said they would not buy metals mined from the seabed. (BMW)
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Reuters
November 01, 2022 02:54 PM

Germany has called for a pause in the developing deep-sea mining industry, saying not enough is known about the likely impacts of mining the seabed for battery metals.

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