Norway will not move forward with deep-sea mining plans after negotiations concluded with the coalition over next year’s budget. The SV party, which supports the minority centre-left government, is halting these plans, marking a significant victory in the fight against deep-sea mining.
Norway will not proceed with plans to conduct deep-sea mining after concluding negotiations over next year’s budget with the coalition, the SV party said on Sunday. Kirsti Bergstoe, leader of the green left-wing SV party, announced that they are stopping plans to open mining on the sea bed.
Despite objections from environmental campaigners, Oslo had planned to open large areas of its Arctic region next year for its inaugural sea bed licensing round, with an aim to award exploration permits during the first half of 2025. However, this plan has now been halted
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