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Norway poised to open vast ocean area to controversial deep-sea mining

CNBC

By Sam Meredith

January 9, 2024

Norway is poised to become one of the first countries in the world to approve the controversial practice of deep-sea mining.

In a parliamentary vote on Tuesday, lawmakers in the northern European country are expected to approve the government’s proposal to open Norwegian waters for commercial-scale deep-sea mining.

The vote is expected to pass smoothly after the government’s plans received cross-party support late last year.

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