Deep Sea Minerals and the Green Economy

Deep sea minerals are one of several potential non-renewable resource prospects that offer an opportunity for both resource-endowed countries and the global community to apply transformative policies to ensure future resource development. Mining companies are preparing to explore and extract minerals from the Pacific's seabed with the first commercial sea-floor massive sulphide mining venture on track to start in Papua New Guinea in 2014. In chapter eight, "Deep Sea Minerals and the Green Economy," authors explore five policy design principles that could be considered when evaluating potential development.