Breaking Waves: Ocean News

More than one third of Vietnam's mammal species are at risk of extinction, study finds

admin — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:37:41 +0000

A recent study highlights that over one-third of Vietnam's 329 mammal species are threatened with extinction.

Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer’s appearance at Cop29 – cartoon

admin — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:50:24 +0000

Spain braces for new storms as flooding disaster’s political fallout continues

admin — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:43:12 +0000

King Felipe VI reportedly plans to revisit Valencia amid alerts for heavy rain, high waves and strong winds

People in flood-hit Spain stacked sandbags and braced for new storms on Tuesday as the political repercussions from last month’s deadly climate disaster rumbled on.

Cancel drilling of Rosebank oilfield, activists urge Scottish court

admin — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:27:43 +0000

Greenpeace and Uplift say Rosebank and Jackdaw licences were granted unlawfully by former Tory government

Climate campaigners have urged a Scottish court to cancel the licence to drill the UK’s largest untapped oilfield, arguing it will cause “sizeable” and unjustified damage to the planet.

Greenpeace and Uplift accuse the former Conservative government of having unlawfully given the Norwegian oil giant Equinor a licence to exploit the Rosebank oilfield, which sits 80 miles (130km) north-west of Shetland and holds nearly 500m barrels of oil and gas.

Starmer confirms that the UK has committed to an 81% cut to emissions by 2035 – video

admin — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:23:05 +0000

Keir Starmer has confirmed that the UK has committed to an 81% cut to emissions by 2035. The prime minister also said the British government was due to launch the CIF Capital Markets Mechanism, a climate finance scheme, on the London Stock Exchange to help developing countries

UK has ‘huge opportunity’ to lead on green investment, Starmer says

Campaigners in Italy urge pope to stop ‘sacrifice’ of 200-year-old tree for Xmas

admin — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:16:27 +0000

Twenty-nine-metre tall fir destined to be chopped down and transported to St Peter’s Square in the Vatican

Environmental campaigners in Italy’s northern Trentino province have started a campaign to stop the felling of a 200-year-old fir tree intended to form the centrepiece of the Vatican’s Christmas decorations.

The so-called “Green Giant” is 29 metres tall and is due to be chopped down next week in a forest in the Ledro valley before being transported to the Vatican and positioned in St Peter’s Square, where it will be unveiled on 9 December.

Restaurant workers face hard decisions after Hurricane Helene: stay or leave?

admin — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:25 +0000

Restaurants are a major part of Asheville’s $3bn tourist economy. But no drinking water in most areas and little recovery money put staff in limbo

US oil and gas firms to face federal fee for methane emissions in new EPA rule

admin — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:25:21 +0000

Environmental Protection Agency rule seeks to curb ‘super pollutant’ more potent than carbon dioxide in short term

Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a rule being made final by the Biden administration.

Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show

admin — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:00:23 +0000

Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests

Major oil companies, including Shell and precursors to energy giants Chevron, ExxonMobil and BP, were alerted about the planet-warming effects of fossil fuels as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents show.

Wild bird numbers continue ‘alarming’ decline in UK, Defra figures show

admin — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:34:21 +0000

All bird species have declined in number, after suffering habitat loss, pesticide use, climate breakdown and bird flu

Wild bird numbers in the UK are continuing to fall despite government promises to halt nature decline by 2030.