POLITICO Energy reporter James Bikales sits down for an extended interview with Gerard Barron, CEO and Chair of The Metals Company, which is widely considered the most advanced deep sea mining company in the world. They discuss the Trump administration’s deep sea mining ambitions, the economic and geopolitical challenges to the industry, the criticisms from Democrats and countries around the world and why Barron thinks deep sea mining is important to America's energy future.

James Bikales is a reporter for POLITICO.

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Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.

Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.

Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

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