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Q: C.10 Once an EIA is submitted, is the regulatory body forced to award an environmental permit?

No. The award of an environmental permit is contingent on a variety of factors. These include the comments from the public consultation period, independent reviews, and regulators’ internal assessment processes.

Q: C.9 If EIAs are paid for or authored by the proponent, can they be objective and trusted?

Yes. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a branch of environmental science performed by objective professionals with the necessary qualifications and experience. Given the oversight in modern EIA practice, project approvals do not benefit from poor-quality EIAs or overt client advocacy. EIA specialists do not engage in client advocacy. Furthermore, independent reviews, panels, committees, and hearings are standard practices in EIA.

Q: C.8 What else does an EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) contain?

Additional elements of an EIS include stakeholder consultation outcomes, Environmental Management and Monitoring Plans, closure plans, and adaptive management measures. An EIS typically assesses project alternatives and states the no-development case. A level of Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) is typically required. For more details on the EIA, see this blog post .

Q: C.7 Do stakeholders and the public get a say in the EIA?

Yes. Stakeholders are engaged throughout the EIA process . EIS submission typically involves a public consultation period during which any parties can provide comments registered by the regulator and proponent and require assessment.

Q: C.6 How much does it cost, and how long does it take to run the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) program for deep sea mining?

Collecting and analyzing the data and writing the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) report typically take three to five years. This is the primary purpose of the exploration license, which typically costs around $30–80M.

Q: C.4 Does a comprehensive baseline have to exhaustively measure every ecosystem component and solve every aspect of ocean science? If so, how can this be achieved in 3–5 years?

No. No single baseline for any development project can hope to solve ocean science and answer every question. A baseline project is not an unbounded ocean research exercise. The scope of a baseline project is defined by an EIA Scoping Study that identifies the parameters essential to assessing impacts and that directly connect to monitoring key indicators. However, there is an interface between a baseline project and regional and global ocean science objectives. By aggregating results across several individual baseline projects using consistent methods, regional assessments are made, and by integrating across information sources, the knowledge of global ocean science is improved. Publishing the objective findings of baseline studies is a key global knowledge enhancement process.

C.6 How much does it cost, and how long does it take to run the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) program for deep sea mining?

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C.4 Does a comprehensive baseline have to exhaustively measure every ecosystem component and solve every aspect of ocean science? If so, how can this be achieved in 3–5 years?

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C.10 Once an EIA is submitted, is the regulatory body forced to award an environmental permit?

C.9 If EIAs are paid for or authored by the proponent, can they be objective and trusted?

C.8 What else does an EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) contain?

C.7 Do stakeholders and the public get a say in the EIA?

C.6 How much does it cost, and how long does it take to run the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) program for deep sea mining?

C.4 Does a comprehensive baseline have to exhaustively measure every ecosystem component and solve every aspect of ocean science? If so, how can this be achieved in 3–5 years?

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C.10 Once an EIA is submitted, is the regulatory body forced to award an environmental permit?

C.9 If EIAs are paid for or authored by the proponent, can they be objective and trusted?

C.8 What else does an EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) contain?

C.7 Do stakeholders and the public get a say in the EIA?

C.6 How much does it cost, and how long does it take to run the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) program for deep sea mining?

C.4 Does a comprehensive baseline have to exhaustively measure every ecosystem component and solve every aspect of ocean science? If so, how can this be achieved in 3–5 years?

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