Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en More than one third of Vietnam's mammal species are at risk of extinction, study finds https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/more-one-third-vietnams-mammal-species-are-risk-extinction-study-finds <p>A recent study highlights that over one-third of Vietnam's 329 mammal species are threatened with extinction.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:37:41 +0000 admin 97881 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer’s appearance at Cop29 – cartoon https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/martin-rowson-keir-starmer-s-appearance-cop29-cartoon <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/nov/12/martin-rowson-keir-starmer-cop29-cartoon">Continue reading...</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:50:24 +0000 admin 97879 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Spain braces for new storms as flooding disaster’s political fallout continues https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/spain-braces-new-storms-flooding-disaster-s-political-fallout-continues <p>King Felipe VI reportedly plans to revisit Valencia amid alerts for heavy rain, high waves and strong winds</p> <p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/spain-braces-new-storms-flooding-disaster-s-political-fallout-continues" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:43:12 +0000 admin 97875 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Cancel drilling of Rosebank oilfield, activists urge Scottish court https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/cancel-drilling-rosebank-oilfield-activists-urge-scottish-court <p>Greenpeace and Uplift say Rosebank and Jackdaw licences were granted unlawfully by former Tory government</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/cancel-drilling-rosebank-oilfield-activists-urge-scottish-court" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:27:43 +0000 admin 97876 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Starmer confirms that the UK has committed to an 81% cut to emissions by 2035 – video https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/starmer-confirms-uk-has-committed-81-cut-emissions-2035-video <p>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</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/12/uk-has-huge-opportunity-to-lead-on-green-investment-starmer-says">UK has ‘huge opportunity’ to lead on green investment, Starmer says</a></p> </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/starmer-confirms-uk-has-committed-81-cut-emissions-2035-video" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:23:05 +0000 admin 97880 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Campaigners in Italy urge pope to stop ‘sacrifice’ of 200-year-old tree for Xmas https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/campaigners-italy-urge-pope-stop-sacrifice-200-year-old-tree-xmas <p>Twenty-nine-metre tall fir destined to be chopped down and transported to St Peter’s Square in the Vatican</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/campaigners-italy-urge-pope-stop-sacrifice-200-year-old-tree-xmas" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:16:27 +0000 admin 97877 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Restaurant workers face hard decisions after Hurricane Helene: stay or leave? https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/restaurant-workers-face-hard-decisions-after-hurricane-helene-stay-or-leave <p>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</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/restaurant-workers-face-hard-decisions-after-hurricane-helene-stay-or-leave" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:25 +0000 admin 97878 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org US oil and gas firms to face federal fee for methane emissions in new EPA rule https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/us-oil-and-gas-firms-face-federal-fee-methane-emissions-new-epa-rule <p>Environmental Protection Agency rule seeks to curb ‘super pollutant’ more potent than carbon dioxide in short term</p> <p>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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/biden-administration">Biden administration</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/us-oil-and-gas-firms-face-federal-fee-methane-emissions-new-epa-rule" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:25:21 +0000 admin 97873 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/big-oil-firms-knew-dire-effects-fossil-fuels-early-1950s-memos-show <p>Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests</p> <p>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.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/big-oil-firms-knew-dire-effects-fossil-fuels-early-1950s-memos-show" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:00:23 +0000 admin 97874 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Wild bird numbers continue ‘alarming’ decline in UK, Defra figures show https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/wild-bird-numbers-continue-alarming-decline-uk-defra-figures-show <p>All bird species have declined in number, after suffering habitat loss, pesticide use, climate breakdown and bird flu</p> <p>Wild bird numbers in the UK are continuing to fall despite government promises to halt nature decline by 2030.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/wild-bird-numbers-continue-alarming-decline-uk-defra-figures-show" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:34:21 +0000 admin 97872 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org