The Brazilian delegation celebrates the election of Leticia Reis de Carvalho, as the new International Seabed Authority Secretary-General.
The Guardian reports that “Carvalho, a Brazilian oceanographer and international diplomat, says it is time for “meaningful transformation” at the seabed authority. “The current deep divide of views among the state parties in the council is heavily due to the lack of trust and leadership, on top of whatever scientific gaps we may have or asymmetry of knowledge between the members.”
Story by IISDTesla’s shareholders say no to deep-sea mining moratorium
At Tesla’s latest shareholder meeting in June, investors in the electric car company spurned an activist proposal to limit the use of minerals pulled from the seabed.
Tesla Inc. investors declined to agree to a moratorium on sourcing electric vehicle battery metals from deep sea ecosystems.
