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Η Νορβηγλα καν&epsilon ι νο πονπολι ; εξoρξη ορυκτoν /></p> <p>Norwegian authorities today took a new step towards undersea mineral extraction, a controversial practice, by inviting potential players in the sector to identify areas they may be interested in.</p> <p> "This marks one's starting point. of what could develop into a new industry on the Norwegian continental shelf,'' Torgeir Stordal, head of the Norwegian continental shelf directorate, said in a statement.</p> <p>Norway, which made its fortune from offshore hydrocarbon mining, could become the first country to allow seabed mining, arguing the importance of not depending on China to supply key minerals for the green transition .</p> <p> With many states and scientists saying they oppose the practice due to uncertainty about its impact on ecosystems, the Norwegian parliament officially gave it the go-ahead earlier this year.</p> <p >By approving this research, Oslo is stating that it wants to gather the knowledge it lacks and assures that mining will only be allowed if this research proves that it can be done in a way that respects the environment.</p> <p> The Ministry of Energy announced on April 12 the start of exploration in Norwegian waters and the Greenland Sea, with the aim of granting the first permits in the first half of 2025.</p> <p>Several countries, including France and Britain, and big business have backed a moratorium on undersea mining, and the European Parliament expressed concern in February over the Norwegian decision.</p> <p> "More people have been to space rather than to these depths”, underlined at the beginning of April an official of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Norway, Kaya Lene Fjordoft, speaking of the “last wilderness of the planet”.</p> <p> "However what we do know is that our deep seas are extremely important to us living here," she added, referring to their role in producing oxygen and sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2).</p> <p> According to Norwegian authorities, the country's continental shelf likely contains significant deposits of minerals, such as copper, cobalt, zinc, among others, and rare earths.</p> <p> Some are used in batteries, wind turbines, computers and other mobiles phone numbers.</p> <p> Source: APE-MPE-AFP </p> <p><noindex></p> <div class=Source: www.sigmalive.com

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