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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

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Deep-Sea Mining and the Green Paradox: Are We Helping or Harming the Planet by Disinvesting from the Ocean?

The urgent need for climate transition has increased the profile of deep-sea mining (DSM) as a possible source of the metals necessary for a transition to renewables. The need for cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper and rare earth elements, necessary for batteries, wind turbines, and electric vehicles, is growing as more governments commit to carbon neutrality by mid-century.

Losing Ground to the Sun: How Solar Expansion is Displacing Rain-fed Farming in Karnataka

Losing Ground to the Sun: How Solar Expansion is Displacing Rain-fed Farming in Karnataka

Rain-fed farming has traditionally escaped policy and funding attention, though it engages more than 60% of India’s farmers. In Karnataka’s Koppal, it now finds itself competing with state-backed solar farms for real estate, at a considerable social cost

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