Extractive industries want us to believe that we must choose to sacrifice either the deep ocean or high-biodiversity forest areas in the name of the renewable energy transition. 🤔⁣ ⁣ But it’s not true! ⁣ ⁣ A collaborative report by Greenpeace International and the University of Technology in Sydney shows we don’t need to mine either. Mining has long been associated with harm to people and the environment, including disregard for Indigenous Peoples' and local communities’ rights and destruction of biodiversity. ⁣ ⁣ But what are the real critical solutions for a green transition? Public transportation, improved recycling programmes, and advanced battery technologies.⁣ ⁣ Read more in bio.⁣ #StopDeepSeaMining #ProtectTheOceans #ProtectForests⁣