Friday, September 3, 2021

Your Next Car May Be Built With Ocean Rocks. Scientists Can't Agree If That's Good

Polymetallic nodules coat fields of the ocean floor and are rich in critical minerals needed to make batteries for electric vehicles.

Deep sea mining could provide minerals essential for making electric vehicles. But regulations are incomplete, and questions persist about the impact on the ocean's ability to store carbon dioxide.

(Image credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research)

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