At the COP27 summit, Emmanuel Macron became the first head of state to call for a ban on deep sea mining. In part 1 of this 2-part episode on deep sea mining, the Back to Blue team talks to Phil McCabe, an ocean campaigner, a member of the deep sea conservation coalition about the past, present and future of deep sea mining projects. What has been driving deep-sea mining as a trend? And what are the environmental risks to our ocean? Learn more about marine chemical pollution at: https://backtoblueinitiative.com/marine-chemical-pollution-the-invisible-wave/  Register to attend the World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific at: https://events.economist.com/world-ocean-summit-asia-pacific/