Google, Samsung, BMW And Volvo Support Ban On Deep-sea Mining

BMW, Volvo, Google and Korean battery maker Samsung SDI, have vowed not buy metals produced from deep-sea mining until the environmental risks of the activity are “comprehensively understood”. The companies are the first global businesses to support a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed, which could deal a major blow to firms planning to mine the deep ocean this decade.   The signatories have also said they will not finance any deep sea mining companies. “Before any…