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Good summary of the International Seabed Authority meeting ... especially concentrating on the issues around the ongoing negotiations on the regulations for seabed mining news.mongabay.com/2026/07/un-r...

UN regulator delays deep-sea mining rules, but extends criticized exploration contractThe International Seabed Authority (ISA), the U.N.-associated regulator of seabed mining activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction, has extended a controversial deep-sea mining exploration cont...news.mongabay.com

All respect to UEFA for not taking those bribes ... The game is more important than the money. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino's investment plans go throughUefa's 55 member associations vote to boycott the World Cup if Fifa proceeds with its plan to sell stakes in its competitions.www.bbc.co.uk

Good to see this @dsmcampaign.bsky.social report - raising questions on the gaps in research in radioactivity concerns around deep-sea mining - get press interest in the Cook Islands www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/nat...

Report warns deep-sea mining carries radioactive risks, SBMA urges more research - Cook Islands NewsCook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) has welcomed a recent report exposing the unaddressed risks of radioactive contamination from deep-sea mining, but points out that there is ‘currently no ...www.cookislandsnews.com

An interesting article on EV battery repurposing (as opposed to recycling) - particularly interesting is the stress on how much current over-production there is in the EV market! www.no-burn.org/a-visit-to-t...

Love this article ... "The precautionary approach is a legal refusal of false certainty. It requires decision-makers not to treat the absence of full scientific certainty as permission where there are plausible risks of serious or irreversible harm" voelkerrechtsblog.org/macbeth-at-t...

Macbeth at the International Seabed Authorityvoelkerrechtsblog.org

Thanks to GAIA for this report highlighting potential environmental and worker issues with li-ion battery recycling. Obviously I support more battery recycling - and less initial extraction - but we need to be aware of & reduce potential harms from recycling too. www.no-burn.org/resources/cr...

Interesting article noting how the UN Security Council is taking seriously how the critical minerals agenda has shifted from being about the energy transition and benefits to geopolitical competition and security. Recognising this is the first step, but only that sdgnews.com/the-race-for...

The Race for Critical Minerals Reaches the UN Security Council - SDG NewsThe UN meeting reflected a widening recognition that critical minerals are no longer viewed simply as industrial commoditiessdgnews.com

Great to see this initiative from financiers highlighting concerns around #DeepSeaMining

"Representatives of regional groups and individual delegations emphasized that the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)... reiterated that no state may claim or exercise sovereignty or sovereign rights over any part of the Area or its resources" enb.iisd.org/internationa...

Highlights and images for 27 July 2026enb.iisd.org

"The proposal arrives amid mounting scientific uncertainty about the environmental consequences of deep-sea mining, and at a moment when opposition to the industry – from governments, scientists, businesses and investors – has been growing globally" oceanographicmagazine.com/news/first-d...

First deep-sea mining lease 'being forced on Pacific communities' - OceanographicTrump has announced the world's first proposed commercial deep-sea mining lease sale in Pacific waters near American Samoa.oceanographicmagazine.com

This smelter is in the area my mother was born in (& I used to go for school holidays, relatives were employed there). It has - unsurprisingly - been problematic for environmental reasons ... and now the links to Russian militarisation is adding fuel to those fires. www.ft.com/content/6480...

The tranquil spot in rural Ireland accused of fuelling Russia’s warAughinish Alumina plant linked to sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska faces increasing scrutiny but locals fear for jobswww.ft.com

Personally I'm not massively optimistic on new initiatives aimed at mediation around harms from the mining industry set up in response to well-reported abuses ... we will have to see, but hope at least it is properly tested. www.climatechangenews.com/2026/07/22/a...

We know where declaring mining is an issue of 'national security' leads - this is extremely worrying for communities and environmentalists with legitimate concerns... www.dw.com/en/sweden-ea...

Sweden eases mining permits to cut China minerals relianceSweden has declared the mining of critical minerals and rare earths a national security interest. This will ease and expedite the permit process. The government said the step was needed to counter dep...www.dw.com

Extracting metals from seawater looks promising - it is of course still far from being commercially proved, but would love to see more priority given to it. oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...

U.S. Scientists Tap Seawater to Break China's Rare Earth Monopoly | OilPrice.comPNNL's new co-flow reactor pulls magnesium from seawater, offering the US a potential path around China's grip on critical minerals.oilprice.com

I just signed a @stopburningtrees.bsky.social petition: Stop Drax, Stop Dirty Data Centres!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Stop Drax, Stop Dirty Data Centres!Data centres’ huge demand for energy can’t be allowed to prop up dirty polluting tree-burning power stations like Drax. We can’t sacrifice a safe climate for AI pipedreams. The business behind Drax,...actionnetwork.org

"Over the past two weeks, governments have been presented with more evidence that it would be dangerous to allow deep-sea mining to start ...The science is not there. The compliance inquiry is ongoing. The regulatory and governance framework remains absent" deep-sea-conservation.org/isa-council-...

ISA Council developments reinforce the case for a deep-sea mining moratorium as contractor non-compliance inquiry continues - DSCCGovernments concluded two weeks of negotiations today at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council with the case for a moratorium on deep-sea mining even stronger than when they arrived. Over t...deep-sea-conservation.org

Of course Peter Thiel is involved in funding the shadowy but powerful Bildeberg group - if just fits together like a horse and carriage broligarchy.substack.com/p/youre-obse...

You're obsessing over the wrong Peter Thiel conferenceForget Dialog. Bilderberg is where the actual masters of the universe meet. Three guesses who secretly funds it?broligarchy.substack.com

As the UK welcomes a new Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, women and children in Palestine continue to face the horrors of genocide and illegal occupation. This is a chance for change. We need urgent action to help end the violence. Email the new Foreign Secretary now: bit.ly/4w4q0NH

Email the Foreign SecretaryTell the new Foreign Secretary: No more empty words.bit.ly

Did you know a barrister is facing prison just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has existed since 1670. We can't let it be silenced in court now. Add your name to help protect Britain's juries: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Save Britain's JuriesJuries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries.you.38degrees.org.uk

Good coverage of a complex tribunal adjudication from TMC. I would argue that the result (that the ISA's investigation has not been stopped) is irrelevant to how this action acts to delay & as a SLAPP - intimidating the ISA during the investigation notesfromthedeep.substack.com/p/a-mining-c...

A Mining Company Took the International Seabed Authority to CourtOcean tribunal's response aims for fairness, but won't block investigationnotesfromthedeep.substack.com