The Current

Deep-sea mining: The race for critical minerals


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A Canadian company says that deep-sea mining could yield valuable minerals used in battery production, which could help the switchover to electric vehicles. But, environmentalists warn of irrevocable damage to sea life. Guest host Robyn Bresnahan and the CBC's Susan Ormiston discuss the balance of curbing climate change without causing further harm to the environment.
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