Focus ism VPRO tegenlicht
As part of the Arnhem Electricity Week 2024, Focus Filmtheater, in collaboration with Inscience and the Electricity Week, will screen two films with accompanying programs. More information to be announced.
We all want to drive an electric car, heat our homes with solar panels, and do our laundry with wind energy. That means we’re ‘doing the right thing.’ Or aren’t we?
On the ocean floor lie cobalt, manganese, and nickel—resources essential for the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. These metals are used in batteries for electric cars and wind turbines, among other applications. Companies from countries including the Netherlands, Norway, and Canada are leading the global race to extract these deep-sea metals, aiming to reduce dependence on suppliers like China, which currently dominates the supply of these critical materials.
However, the battle isn’t just geopolitical—environmental organizations warn of potentially irreversible ecological damage. Does the energy transition stand in direct conflict with nature conservation?
As part of Arnhem Electricity Week, we will explore the challenges and dilemmas surrounding the rise of deep-sea mining.
This event is in Dutch
Free entry (reservation required!)
🕒 19:45 Screening of The Battle for the Deep Sea – VPRO Tegenlicht
🕒 20:35 Meetup with moderator Kim van der Werff (Focus Arnhem), Prof. Ir. Peter Vaessen (TU Delft, KEMAlabs), Ilija Božović (director, VPRO), and ???? (Greenpeace)
🕒 21:15 End
