Political Divide Deepens Over Seabed Mining in the Cook Islands

Political Divide Deepens Over Seabed Mining in the Cook Islands

The Cook Islands should be allowed to “make their own choices” and “have a right to their own future development” in terms of seabed mining, according to former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.Deep-sea mining was a subject at a panel discussion on the Pacific Islands at the Impact Week Conference, which took place at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore from September 15 to 19.A report by Eco Business said that at the beginning of …

Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru swimming against the tide

Pacific islands, however, are polarized over the deep-sea mining solution, eyed by Nauru, the Cook Islands and Kiribati, to transition away from fossil fuels.