Some of the most precious resources today are battery metals used in producing green energy - nickel, cobalt and copper among them. To date, humans have exploited nearly every inch of land on the planet to mine them. The last frontier? The deep sea. Much anticipated negotiations this July at the International Seabed Authority, an autonomous international organization established by the UN, were expected to result in rules for mining in the deep sea. But that didn’t happen. Instead the ISA is pushing off the finalization of a regulatory framework until at least 2025. What’s at stake here? 

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