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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Princess Esmeralda of Belgium just delivered a strong opening speech at #OceanWeek in front of the European Parliament. She called on us to choose protection before destruction when it comes to #DeepSeaMining "Once we destroy ecosystems in the deep ocean we won't get it back." #DefendTheDeep

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

At the #EUArcticForum the Deputy Director General of Research and Innovation within the @ec.europa.eu reiterated that the EU won't put its money into #Arctic #DeepSeaMining. Norwegian diplomats take note!

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The #Arctic is one of the most fragile environments on the planet. Yet a new industry wants to start just here: #DeepSeaMining. Happy to have been able to discuss why that is a particularly bad idea at the #UArcticCongress. #KeepItInTheSeabed

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Honoured to speak at the French Perm Rep in Brussels on why #DeepSeaMining needs a timeout. ⏸️🌊 We barely understand the deep ocean, yet some are ready to industrialise it. That makes no sense. Give science the space to catch up 🔬 Give nature the benefit of the doubt 🐙 #DefendTheDeep

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

New report out today: the maths of #DeepSeaMining don’t add up. Even the industry’s most hyped projects are now being called economically unviable. Maybe it’s time to stop gambling with the ocean and invest in solutions that actually work. 🌊 oceanographicmagazine.com/news/flagshi...

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The US unilateral #DeepSeaMining plans "risk undermining the legal order at sea" says top EU diplomat today as European ocean experts meet in Brussels. Great to hear this strong EU response! #DefendTheDeep

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The retreating #Arctic ice sheet is not an invitation to rush in. ❗ Happy to have been invited to the #ArcticFrontiers to talk about why the Arctic needs a pause on #DeepSeaMining. 🌊We cannot afford to open a new frontier for escalation. #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🌊 Big wave alert! The @europarl.europa.eu just adopted its stance on the European #BBNJ Directive, turning global ocean promises into concrete action. 📢 Momentum for the ocean is here, Let's ride it, not wreck it. #OceanProtection #HighSeas #DefendTheDeep

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

The #ArcticCircleAssembly Ocean plenary sent a clear message on #DeepSeaMining 🌊: We know too little about the #DeepSea and once the damage is done, it may be irreversible. ❌ Let’s choose wisdom over haste and apply a #moratorium. 💙🪸 That is the only way to #DefendTheDeep.

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

The #Arctic is warming fast and so is the geopolitics. 🧊⚠️ As nations eye new shipping routes and #DeepSea resources, fragile marine ecosystems risk becoming collateral damage. Happy to be in #Reykjavik with colleagues to raise awareness of ocean action at the #ArcticCircleAssembly.

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Glad to see #Croatia joining the growing group of countries calling for a #PrecationaryPause on #DeepSeaMining here at the #InternationalSeabedAuthority. With 38 countries now supporting this position, the momentum is building to protect the planet’s least understood and most fragile ecosystem.

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Panama’s Juan Carlos Monge 🔥 at the #ISA Assembly on #TheMetalsCompany and their plans for #DeepSeaMining: “This immoral feeding frenzy of modern-day commercial pirates… is a recipe for disaster.” The #DeepSea isn’t a prize for the richest or the fastest. It’s the #CommonHeritageOfHumankind.

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

#Palau President Whipps just shredded #TheMetalsCompany at the #ISA Assembly: 🚫 Called out false promises ⚖️ Rejected their legal spin 🌊 Drew a line in the seabed “We banned nukes. We saved the ozone. Now let’s add the deep sea to our honor roll.” #DeepSeaMining #Moratorium #KeepItInTheSeabed

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🌊 Big news from #Vigo: #OSPAR Ministers agreed they will apply the #PrecautionaryPrinciple on #DeepSeaMining. Norway tried to block it but had to give in. This could seriously complicate their #Arctic mining plans. 👏 A positive step in the right direction. seas-at-risk.org/general-news...

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Brazilian president Lula da Silva called #DeepSeaMining a "predatory rush for minerals". This requires a clear response, he said, from the #InternationalSeabedAuthority. #DefendTheDeep #StopDeepSeaMining #UNOC #UNOC3

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🚨 UN chief @AntonioGuterres at #UNOC on mining the deep: “The deep sea cannot become the #WildWest.” Time to trade the gold rush for science, governance & protection. #StopDSM #DefendTheDeep #UNOC2025 #UNOC3

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

And the president of Costa Rica followed suit calling on all countries to halt #DeepSeaMining: This is everyone's struggle. The deep sea is the common heritage of humankind." #DefendtheDeep

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🚨 ‪@emmanuelmacron.bsky.social‬ just opened #UNOC with a strong message against #DeepSeaMining: "The ocean is not for sale! The #Arctic is not for sale! The seas are not for sale! We are talking of a common heritage of humankind!” 🌊✊ #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #StopDSM #UNOC2025 #UNOC3

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Making waves at #UNOC with the best crew in town 🌊💙 When we say #ProtectedMeansProtected, we really mean don’t touch our bottom. @seasatrisk.bsky.social sailing strong for the ocean! 🐠🚫⛴️ #DefendTheDeep @tobiastroll.bsky.social @remico.bsky.social

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🌊 Breaking from Brussels: The EU just dropped its long-awaited #EuropeanOceanPact — and it slaps back at #DeepSeaMining. 📜 “Until sufficient scientific evidence is available… the Commission calls for a precautionary pause.” 🛑 Pause. 🌊 Protect. 🔬 Follow science. #UNOC2025 #KeepItInTheSeabed #UNOC

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Because the #DeepOcean isn’t your next venture capital play. 🦈 Wonderful to see this brilliant piece from renowned ocean and climate people. The #HighSeas is Earth’s final frontier, not its final resource grab. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e... #UNOC #DefendTheDeep #UNOC3 #KeepItInTheSeabed

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

🌊 The #US plans to hoard #DeepSea minerals to outplay #China. www.globaltimes.cn/page/202504/... Because when you're losing the race on land… why not roll the dice on the ocean floor? #MiningMadness #DeepSeaMining #MineralWars #GlobalSupplyChain

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

🚨 Big debate in the @europarl.europa.eu today on the #OceanPact! Striking remarks came from French MEP @emma-fourreau.bsky.social who called for the EU to take a firm stand against the #DeepSeaMining industry as it looks to Trump for support in bulldozing the seabed. 🌊💥 @ec.europa.eu

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Important messages on #DeepSeaMining from French Ocean Ambassador Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, MEP Isabella Lövin and EU Commissioner Costas Kadis: There's no way we can move forward. #EUBlueFuture

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Blue Finance. No more silo working. Binding targets. Blue Doughnut approach. Implement marine legislation. Will the EU Commission be able to capture it all in the upcoming #OceanPact? @politico.eu #EUBlueFuture

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

🚨 MEPs Thomas Bajada & @rasmusnordqvist.bsky.social turned up the heat on the EU Commissioner for Fisheries & Ocean Costas Kadis yesterday in the @euparliament.bsky.social urging for a global ban on #DeepSeaMining. 🌊🚫 He consoled them, reaffirming that this remains the EU’s position. #DefendTheDeep

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

@emma-fourreau.bsky.social called on lawmakers not to forget the fight against #DeepSeaMining in the #OceanPact. The #Arctic is already under high pressure. "A dead ocean is of no use." #KeepItInTheSeabed #MoratoriumNow

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

On the launch of an European Parliament maritime intergroup SEArica, Commissioner Costas Kadis said "the #OceanPact should be a transformative framework". Fantastic to hear his willingness to align ocean activities "within ecological limits". #OceanProtection @ec.europa.eu

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

🌍💡 Thrilled to join #EURawMaterialsWeek in Brussels! Met Kerstin Jorna, DG of DG GROW, with the #EURawMaterialsCoalition to stress: 🌟 Transparency, 🙌 NGO inclusion, 📜 Environmental and Social Safeguards, ♻️ Circularity & demand reduction. Let’s make Europe’s CRM approach truly sustainable! 🚀🌱

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Simon Granberg @simongranberg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

How's the @eucommission.bsky.social reacting on the recent Norwegian #DeepSeaMining delay decision? Head of Ocean Governance and Arctic policy Raphaël Goulet referred to it as 'luckily some redressing' at an Arctic conference today, citing the need for more science to be conducted.

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