Breaking Waves: Ocean News https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-waves/index.php en Plans for biggest onshore windfarm in England to be submitted this week https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/plans-biggest-onshore-windfarm-england-be-submitted-week <p>Cubico project at Scout Moor near Greater Manchester could power the equivalent of 100,000 homes</p> <p>Plans to build what would be the biggest onshore windfarm in England will move forward this week, the first since the Labour government <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/08/labour-lifts-ban-onshore-windfarms-planning-policy">lifted the de facto ban</a> put in place by the Conservatives nine years ago.</p> <p>An independent renewable energy developer has submitted plans to erect 21 wind turbines next to an existing windfarm near Greater Manchester.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/plans-biggest-onshore-windfarm-england-be-submitted-week" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 05 Nov 2024 06:00:11 +0000 admin 97772 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org 'Nuclear will drive up the cost of electricity': Matt Kean clashes with former colleagues – video https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/nuclear-will-drive-cost-electricity-matt-kean-clashes-former-colleagues-video <p>Former NSW Liberal energy minister Matt Kean debated his former Coalition colleagues about the cost of nuclear power in a parliamentary estimates hearing on Monday. Now chair of the Climate Change Authority, Kean debated Nationals senator Ross Cadell over CSIRO analysis which found nuclear was the most expensive form of large-scale energy available</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/nuclear-will-drive-cost-electricity-matt-kean-clashes-former-colleagues-video" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:56:23 +0000 admin 97771 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Britain’s green energy pledge ‘credible’ if planning fixed, says system operator https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/britain-s-green-energy-pledge-credible-if-planning-fixed-says-system-operator <p>State-owned Neso says Britain could be net exporter of green electricity by end of decade at no extra cost</p> <p>A plan to create a clean electricity system by 2030 promised by Labour before the election is “immensely challenging” but still “credible” if ministers take urgent action to fix Britain’s sluggish planning system, the energy system operator has said.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/britain-s-green-energy-pledge-credible-if-planning-fixed-says-system-operator" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:01:05 +0000 admin 97770 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org NFU rejects Treasury claim that 72% of farms won’t pay inheritance tax https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/nfu-rejects-treasury-claim-72-farms-won-t-pay-inheritance-tax <p>Union says Defra figures show far more farmers will be hit by budget proposal and warns of ‘militant protest’ to come</p> <p>The government argument that just 28% of farmers will be affected by the new inheritance tax rules is in direct conflict with data produced by the its own environment department, according to the head of the farmer’s union, as the row over inheritance tax for farmers continued.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/nfu-rejects-treasury-claim-72-farms-won-t-pay-inheritance-tax" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:44:15 +0000 admin 97769 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Sweden scraps plans for 13 offshore windfarms over Russia security fears https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/sweden-scraps-plans-13-offshore-windfarms-over-russia-security-fears <p>Decision comes after military concludes projects would complicate defending Nato’s newest member against attack</p> <p>Sweden has vetoed plans for 13 offshore windfarms in the Baltic Sea, citing unacceptable security risks.</p> <p>The country’s defence minister, Pål Jonson, said on Monday that the government had rejected plans for all but one of 14 windfarms planned along the east coast.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/04/sweden-scraps-plans-for-13-offshore-windfarms-over-russia-security-fears">Continue reading...</a></p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:31:42 +0000 admin 97766 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Degradation of land is threat to human life, Saudi government says https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/degradation-land-threat-human-life-saudi-government-says <p>Deputy environment minister calls for urgent action as Riyadh prepares for global summit on issue next month</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/27/united-nations-40-per-cent-planet-land-degraded">degradation of the world’s soils and landscapes</a> is threatening human life, and must be addressed as a matter of urgency, the government of Saudi Arabia has said.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/degradation-land-threat-human-life-saudi-government-says" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:30:18 +0000 admin 97767 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Edinburgh activists target SUVs in solidarity with Spain’s flood victims https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/edinburgh-activists-target-suvs-solidarity-spain-s-flood-victims <p>Tyre Extinguishers group stencils ‘These cars kill Valencians’ on 4x4s in city to highlight SUVs’ role in climate crisis</p> <p>Climate activists in Scotland have carried out a series of actions against SUV cars, saying they are acting in solidarity with the victims of the Valencia floods.</p> <p>The Tyre Extinguishers have called on their supporters to take actions against SUV cars in their areas, after members of the group in Edinburgh stencilled the sides of targeted vehicles on Sunday night with the words: “These cars kill Valencians.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/edinburgh-activists-target-suvs-solidarity-spain-s-flood-victims" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:09:11 +0000 admin 97764 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org We are all leeches now, trying to work out what is walking towards us | Helen Sullivan https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/we-are-all-leeches-now-trying-work-out-what-walking-towards-us-helen-sullivan <p>One sucker is precariously attached to some flimsy reality – a wet leaf, a slippery rock – the other one pointed at the future</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/we-are-all-leeches-now-trying-work-out-what-walking-towards-us-helen-sullivan" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:00:14 +0000 admin 97765 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Konnie Huq launches free climate crisis ebook for UK primary schools https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/konnie-huq-launches-free-climate-crisis-ebook-uk-primary-schools <p>Children for Change contains stories, poems, and illustrations from more than 80 collaborators including Jamie Oliver, Mary Portas, David Baddiel and Adam Kay</p> <p>Konnie Huq, Jamie Oliver, David Baddiel, Adam Kay, Mary Portas and Joseph Coelho are among those collaborating on an ebook about the climate crisis which will be free to access for every UK primary school.</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/konnie-huq-launches-free-climate-crisis-ebook-uk-primary-schools" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:05:42 +0000 admin 97762 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org Why did so many die in Spain? Because Europe still hasn't accepted the realities of extreme weather | Friederike Otto https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/why-did-so-many-die-spain-because-europe-still-hasnt-accepted-realities-extreme-weathe <p>Severe flooding is, unfortunately, inevitable. What isn’t inevitable is how ready we are, from early warning systems to emergency services</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/why-did-so-many-die-spain-because-europe-still-hasnt-accepted-realities-extreme-weathe" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:48:54 +0000 admin 97763 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org