The International Seabed Authority Must Change Course Amid Series of Scandals

The International Seabed Authority Must Change Course Amid Series of Scandals

Confrontation with a Deep Sea Mining Ship in the at-risk Pacific Region. Greenpeace International activists from around the world have paddled and protested around MV COCO, a specialized offshore drilling vessel currently collecting data for deep sea mining frontrunner, The Metals Company, on its last expedition before it files the world’s first ever application to mine…

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The UK’s Chance for Change

The UK’s Chance for Change

Credit: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Monday, July 15, 2024 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jul 15 (IPS) – The political tide has turned in the UK – and civil society will be hoping for an end to government hostility. The 4 July general election ended 14 years of rule by…

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Mexico Struggles to Cut Emissions from its Ports

Mexico Struggles to Cut Emissions from its Ports

The port of Manzanillo, in the western state of Colima, lying on the Pacific coast, receives the largest amount of maritime cargo in Mexico and emits the highest volume of polluting gases, despite environmental measures introduced in recent years. Credit: IDB by Emilio Godoy (la paz, mexico) Monday, July 01, 2024 Inter Press Service LA PAZ,…

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