Louisa Casson
@louisacasson.bsky.social
Oceans & climate campaigner. Lead Greenpeace campaign to stop deep sea mining. Global environmental politics, extractivism in the transition and the high seas. Opinions my own
Even test-scale deep sea mining significantly damages life on the seafloor - reducing the diversity of species by a third and the number of animals by even more
That's not ok
We need to stop this new threat before it starts at industrial scale - and we can
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That's not ok
We need to stop this new threat before it starts at industrial scale - and we can
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Even test-scale deep sea mining significantly damages life on the seafloor - reducing the diversity of species by a third and the number of animals by even more
That's not ok
We need to stop this new threat before it starts at industrial scale - and we can
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That's not ok
We need to stop this new threat before it starts at industrial scale - and we can
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Welcome to dystopia
Under Trump, the US is diverting minerals that could build climate technologies to “AI-driven autonomous warfare platforms” (was there ever a more hideous phrase)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Under Trump, the US is diverting minerals that could build climate technologies to “AI-driven autonomous warfare platforms” (was there ever a more hideous phrase)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global race to secure critical minerals for weapons threatens climate, warns report
Study reveals US earmarked billions to stockpile critical minerals for military use, including precision-guided weaponry and AI-driven warfare
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Welcome to dystopia
Under Trump, the US is diverting minerals that could build climate technologies to “AI-driven autonomous warfare platforms” (was there ever a more hideous phrase)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Under Trump, the US is diverting minerals that could build climate technologies to “AI-driven autonomous warfare platforms” (was there ever a more hideous phrase)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Louisa Casson
"Wherever this industry tries to start, it fails. We can protect the oceans from extraction," said @louisacasson.bsky.social of @greenpeace.org.
In 'Historic Victory' for Oceans, Norway Pauses Controversial Deep-Sea Mining Plans
"We will not let this industry destroy the unique life in the deep sea, not in the Arctic, nor anywhere else," one campaigner said.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"Wherever this industry tries to start, it fails. We can protect the oceans from extraction," said @louisacasson.bsky.social of @greenpeace.org.
Deep sea miners thought it would be easy to start mining the Arctic seafloor… 🤨
But thanks to campaigning, Norway has just halted all deep sea mining development!
Wherever this industry tries to start, it fails. We can protect the oceans from extraction 💪
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
But thanks to campaigning, Norway has just halted all deep sea mining development!
Wherever this industry tries to start, it fails. We can protect the oceans from extraction 💪
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Deep sea mining in the Arctic stopped once again - Greenpeace International
Oslo, Norway, 3 December – The newly elected Norwegian government[1] today ruled out deep sea mining licenses in Arctic waters until at least the end of 2029. The agreement to…
www.greenpeace.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Deep sea miners thought it would be easy to start mining the Arctic seafloor… 🤨
But thanks to campaigning, Norway has just halted all deep sea mining development!
Wherever this industry tries to start, it fails. We can protect the oceans from extraction 💪
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
But thanks to campaigning, Norway has just halted all deep sea mining development!
Wherever this industry tries to start, it fails. We can protect the oceans from extraction 💪
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Nice one @carbonbrief.org chasing for clarity on who exactly are the governments opposed to a transition away from fossil fuels?
While 90 countries were happy to publicly call for a roadmap, the laggards prefer to stay in the shadows - not a good look
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
While 90 countries were happy to publicly call for a roadmap, the laggards prefer to stay in the shadows - not a good look
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
Revealed: Leak casts doubt on COP30’s ‘informal list’ of fossil-fuel roadmap opponents - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief has obtained a leaked copy of the “informal list” of countries that were characterised as “blocking” the fossil-fuel roadmap’sat COP30.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Nice one @carbonbrief.org chasing for clarity on who exactly are the governments opposed to a transition away from fossil fuels?
While 90 countries were happy to publicly call for a roadmap, the laggards prefer to stay in the shadows - not a good look
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
While 90 countries were happy to publicly call for a roadmap, the laggards prefer to stay in the shadows - not a good look
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
Thanks to @cliveefford.bsky.social for raising concerns over deep sea mining in UK's new Critical Minerals Strategy
Good to see @chrismcdonaldmp.bsky.social confirm that the UK Government "are extremely concerned about the ecological impact" of deep sea mining
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...
Good to see @chrismcdonaldmp.bsky.social confirm that the UK Government "are extremely concerned about the ecological impact" of deep sea mining
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thanks to @cliveefford.bsky.social for raising concerns over deep sea mining in UK's new Critical Minerals Strategy
Good to see @chrismcdonaldmp.bsky.social confirm that the UK Government "are extremely concerned about the ecological impact" of deep sea mining
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...
Good to see @chrismcdonaldmp.bsky.social confirm that the UK Government "are extremely concerned about the ecological impact" of deep sea mining
www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...
"Even in a moment of chaos, one thing stood out: people from every corner of the world, different nations, creeds and affiliations, looked out for one another” #COP30
Mohamed Adow @powershiftafrica.bsky.social always finds the best words for every COP situation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mohamed Adow @powershiftafrica.bsky.social always finds the best words for every COP situation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
"Even in a moment of chaos, one thing stood out: people from every corner of the world, different nations, creeds and affiliations, looked out for one another” #COP30
Mohamed Adow @powershiftafrica.bsky.social always finds the best words for every COP situation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mohamed Adow @powershiftafrica.bsky.social always finds the best words for every COP situation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 80 countries at Cop30 join call for roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out - this is what climate leadership looks like
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 80 countries at Cop30 join call for roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
Countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Pacific and Europe plead for transition to be central outcome of talks
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
More than 80 countries at Cop30 join call for roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out - this is what climate leadership looks like
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"They know how to manipulate us"
UN human rights chief warns of tech bros' unaccountable power - and that unregulated AI "can be a huge source of distraction, which then takes away the political energy that we need in order to actually fight autocratic tendencies"
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
UN human rights chief warns of tech bros' unaccountable power - and that unregulated AI "can be a huge source of distraction, which then takes away the political energy that we need in order to actually fight autocratic tendencies"
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Concentration of corporate power a 'huge' concern: UN rights chief
A few tech giants accumulating massive power coupled with artificial intelligence is posing huge global rights challenges and needs regulation, the UN human rights chief told AFP in an interview.
www.france24.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"They know how to manipulate us"
UN human rights chief warns of tech bros' unaccountable power - and that unregulated AI "can be a huge source of distraction, which then takes away the political energy that we need in order to actually fight autocratic tendencies"
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
UN human rights chief warns of tech bros' unaccountable power - and that unregulated AI "can be a huge source of distraction, which then takes away the political energy that we need in order to actually fight autocratic tendencies"
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Reposted by Louisa Casson
More progress!
South Korea has announced it will not build any new coal plants and will shut down 40 existing plants by 2040 to address the climate crisis.
That’s massive.
#COP30 #ClimateChange
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/2...
South Korea has announced it will not build any new coal plants and will shut down 40 existing plants by 2040 to address the climate crisis.
That’s massive.
#COP30 #ClimateChange
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/2...
Korea pledges to phase out coal plants - The Korea Times
Korea on Monday announced that it has joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), committing to close 40 coal-fired power plants by 2040. The an...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
More progress!
South Korea has announced it will not build any new coal plants and will shut down 40 existing plants by 2040 to address the climate crisis.
That’s massive.
#COP30 #ClimateChange
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/2...
South Korea has announced it will not build any new coal plants and will shut down 40 existing plants by 2040 to address the climate crisis.
That’s massive.
#COP30 #ClimateChange
www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/2...
#COP30 continues to shine a light on the issues unavoidable to properly tackling climate change - from misinformation to now critical minerals
African, European & Pacific nations backing language for a just transition that doesn't deepen the problems of extraction
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
African, European & Pacific nations backing language for a just transition that doesn't deepen the problems of extraction
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate Talks Turn to Risks of Extracting Critical Minerals
Nations are edging closer to sounding the alarm about the perils of extracting and processing critical minerals, as they seek to emphasize the transition away from fossil fuels shouldn’t be replaced b...
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
#COP30 continues to shine a light on the issues unavoidable to properly tackling climate change - from misinformation to now critical minerals
African, European & Pacific nations backing language for a just transition that doesn't deepen the problems of extraction
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
African, European & Pacific nations backing language for a just transition that doesn't deepen the problems of extraction
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Louisa Casson
By me: One in every 25 participants at Cop30 is a fossil fuel lobbyist, outnumbering every country delegation apart from Brazil, and as Indigenous peoples struggle to get a seat at the table
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
By me: One in every 25 participants at Cop30 is a fossil fuel lobbyist, outnumbering every country delegation apart from Brazil, and as Indigenous peoples struggle to get a seat at the table
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The world will build more renewable energy projects in the next five years than have been rolled out over the last 40
This seals the end of the fossil fuel era - no one government can derail this transition
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This seals the end of the fossil fuel era - no one government can derail this transition
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The world will build more renewable energy projects in the next five years than have been rolled out over the last 40
This seals the end of the fossil fuel era - no one government can derail this transition
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This seals the end of the fossil fuel era - no one government can derail this transition
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
That this company is a new entrant to the deep sea mining space sums up the entire industry
Grand claims, fail to live up to their own hype
www.wuwm.com/term/arts-cu...
Grand claims, fail to live up to their own hype
www.wuwm.com/term/arts-cu...
Ocean explorers hoped they photographed Amelia Earhart's plane. Turns out it's a rock
Earhart, her navigator and their plane disappeared during their attempted 1937 circumnavigation of the globe. A deep sea exploration company thought it might have solved the mystery, but it lives on.
www.wuwm.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
That this company is a new entrant to the deep sea mining space sums up the entire industry
Grand claims, fail to live up to their own hype
www.wuwm.com/term/arts-cu...
Grand claims, fail to live up to their own hype
www.wuwm.com/term/arts-cu...
If the Paris agreement was pointless, would Trump have bothered pulling the US out of it, twice? well said @pilitaclark.bsky.social
Although efforts to cut emissions have been inadequate, they have not been meaningless - and yearly COPs keep our focus on this
www.ft.com/content/4b88...
Although efforts to cut emissions have been inadequate, they have not been meaningless - and yearly COPs keep our focus on this
www.ft.com/content/4b88...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
If the Paris agreement was pointless, would Trump have bothered pulling the US out of it, twice? well said @pilitaclark.bsky.social
Although efforts to cut emissions have been inadequate, they have not been meaningless - and yearly COPs keep our focus on this
www.ft.com/content/4b88...
Although efforts to cut emissions have been inadequate, they have not been meaningless - and yearly COPs keep our focus on this
www.ft.com/content/4b88...
10 years since the Paris Agreement: here's the good, the bad and the ugly of what's changed
A highlight being 'coal is in a weird place'
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A highlight being 'coal is in a weird place'
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
10 years since the Paris Agreement: here's the good, the bad and the ugly of what's changed
A highlight being 'coal is in a weird place'
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A highlight being 'coal is in a weird place'
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Deep sea mining would disrupt the food web, threatening fisheries and climate-critical processes new study finds
Let's just not let it start
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Let's just not let it start
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Seabed Mining Disrupts Fisheries, Researchers Find
Scientists analyzed data from a test mining operation to document threats to small marine organisms key to the health of commercially valuable seafood like tuna.
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Deep sea mining would disrupt the food web, threatening fisheries and climate-critical processes new study finds
Let's just not let it start
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Let's just not let it start
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"Right now global superpowers like the US are vying for control of deep sea minerals throughout the Pacific...Any govt or corporate looking to exploit us in this way is no true partner of ours"
Pacific kayaktivists take action in Cook Islands: don't mine the Moana
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Pacific kayaktivists take action in Cook Islands: don't mine the Moana
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Pacific activists protest deep sea mining as U.S exploration vessel enters port - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Cook Islanders holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana”, have confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, protesting the emerging threat of seabed mining.
www.greenpeace.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Right now global superpowers like the US are vying for control of deep sea minerals throughout the Pacific...Any govt or corporate looking to exploit us in this way is no true partner of ours"
Pacific kayaktivists take action in Cook Islands: don't mine the Moana
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Pacific kayaktivists take action in Cook Islands: don't mine the Moana
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
"No one should mortgage the ocean floor to pay for short-term bills" - strong statement from Antigua & Barbuda's prime minister as he announces support for a moratorium on deep sea mining!
October 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"No one should mortgage the ocean floor to pay for short-term bills" - strong statement from Antigua & Barbuda's prime minister as he announces support for a moratorium on deep sea mining!
The sun came out for us to take part in @hopenothate.org.uk’s weekend of action - it always feels better to do something rather than doom scroll! 💪
October 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The sun came out for us to take part in @hopenothate.org.uk’s weekend of action - it always feels better to do something rather than doom scroll! 💪
Support for mining the seabed at an all-time low among the public, as new Norwegian government debates whether to abandon unpopular, risky deep sea mining in the Arctic
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Bare 2 av 10 vil åpne for gruver på havbunnen
Flertallet er klart imot gruvedrift på havbunnen, viser en undersøkelse. Blant Aps egne velgere er det enda mindre populært.
klassekampen.no
October 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Support for mining the seabed at an all-time low among the public, as new Norwegian government debates whether to abandon unpopular, risky deep sea mining in the Arctic
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time!
Thank god for @ember-energy.org relentlessly bringing the good news of booming solar & wind successes 🙌
Thank god for @ember-energy.org relentlessly bringing the good news of booming solar & wind successes 🙌
NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️
Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.
https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk
Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.
https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time!
Thank god for @ember-energy.org relentlessly bringing the good news of booming solar & wind successes 🙌
Thank god for @ember-energy.org relentlessly bringing the good news of booming solar & wind successes 🙌
We can still achieve big things in hard times
The creation of the Global Ocean Treaty has weathered election cycles—and will now become international law
We can use it to put vast areas of the ocean off-limits to destruction, to start healing our life support system
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The creation of the Global Ocean Treaty has weathered election cycles—and will now become international law
We can use it to put vast areas of the ocean off-limits to destruction, to start healing our life support system
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force
Sixty states have ratified a global treaty to protect the oceans - it will become law in January.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We can still achieve big things in hard times
The creation of the Global Ocean Treaty has weathered election cycles—and will now become international law
We can use it to put vast areas of the ocean off-limits to destruction, to start healing our life support system
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The creation of the Global Ocean Treaty has weathered election cycles—and will now become international law
We can use it to put vast areas of the ocean off-limits to destruction, to start healing our life support system
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Louisa Casson
Breaking News: A hard-fought international treaty to protect ocean life, decades in the making, cleared a final hurdle. It allows for the establishment of enormous conservation zones in international waters.
Hard-Fought Treaty to Protect Ocean Life Clears a Final Hurdle
The global High Seas Treaty, decades in the making, will become international law. It aims to create vast maritime conservation areas.
nyti.ms
September 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Breaking News: A hard-fought international treaty to protect ocean life, decades in the making, cleared a final hurdle. It allows for the establishment of enormous conservation zones in international waters.