"...it is naïve to think that deep-sea mining would address or alleviate global geopolitical tensions. If anything, the pursuit of unilateral deep-sea mining seems more likely to exacerbate fraught international relations, with the consequences spilling over to the global legal order more broadly."

"...the economic case for deep-sea mining is tenuous at best, and expert indications suggest the burdens will far outstrip any tangible benefits."

"...the idea that shifting mining activity to the sea will ease the pressure on land-based operations is misguided."

"Deep-sea recovery is limited and extremely slow on human timescales. Moreover, current scientific knowledge indicates that any restoration effort there would be difficult and cost-prohibitive, if not impossible."

"The need for metals to power the energy transition is largely overstated by deep-sea mining advocates...However, these arguments are built on the false premise that demand for transition metals will continuously rise alongside our demand for energy."