Deep Sea Evening with Greenpeace

Date: 21.09.2024
Time: 18:00
Host: Greenpeace Norway



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Greenpeace is coming to Bergen after studying sperm whales, dolphins and other cetaceans in the Arctic. We would like to invite all to an exciting political debate at Bergen Assembly followed by a showing of the critically acclaimed documentary Deep Rising, narrated by ocean defender Jason Momoa. The whole event is free of charge, and it will be possible to buy drinks at the venue.


PROGRAM

18:00 - Talk by Tina Kutti (10 minutes)

Researcher and marine biologist Tina Kutti at the Institute for Marine Research does a quick fire talk on what deep sea mining is, and what biological values we are risking losing.


18:10 - Political panel debate: “Is deep sea mining an important part of “Norway after the oil”, or is it a dead end?” (50 min)

Panel:
- Linda Merkesdal, Member of Parliament for the Labour Party (AP)
- Mailiss Solheim-Åkerblom, Member of City Council of Bergen for the Red Party (Rødt)
- Jon Hellevang, R&D Manager in GCE Ocean Technology
- Frode Pleym, head of Greenpeace Norway
The debate will be moderated by Ingjald Pilskog, Associate Professor at the Department of Sport, Food and Natural Sciences at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences


19:00 - FREE FILM SHOWING
Deep Rising, narrated by Jason Momoa
https://www.deeprising.com/

Deep Rising is a highly acclaimed documentary from 2023 that explores the secrets of the deep sea in the Pacific, and the threats against our planet’s last wilderness.“A riveting tale of geopolitical, corporate and scientific intrigue, the film exposes the inner workings of the International Seabed Authority (ISA): a secretive United Nation instrument which oversees nearly half our planet’s surface on the ocean floor. The ISA is empowered to greenlight the massive extraction of metals from the seabed which are deemed essential by some to fulfill demand for the current electric battery technology.

As extractive conglomerates pivot investments from oil and gas to deep-ocean mining, Deep Rising asks why we don’t instead choose to develop abundant resources to solve our growing energy demands.”

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