11 Nov 2025
Photo by Chris Boland The 30th UN Climate Change Conference opened in Belém, Brazil, on Monday with urgent calls to accelerate implementation of climate commitments, as the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous leaders demanded recognition as essential actors in the global response to the climate crisis. The two-week summit, taking place in the gateway […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Mark Bennis Sussex Wildlife Trust has achieved a significant legal victory in its battle to protect the Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) from sediment dumping, after the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) conceded it had failed to properly assess the environmental impacts of a controversial 10-year dredging licence. The High Court […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Nick Fewings The UK’s struggling fishing industry is set to receive its first comprehensive national strategic plan, with former Fisheries Minister Daniel Zeichner MP appointed to lead the development of an action plan that stakeholders say is desperately overdue. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries announced this month it will develop a National […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Chris Mitchell Southern Water is investigating after millions of contaminated plastic beads washed up on Camber Sands beach, risking an “environmental catastrophe”, according to the local MP. The biobeads could have a dire impact on marine life, with fears rare sea life, including seabirds, porpoises and seals, could ingest them and die. […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Naomi August Deep-sea mining operations could severely disrupt marine life in the ocean’s “twilight zone” by replacing nutritious food particles with sediment “junk food,” according to the first study to examine the impact of mining waste on this critical ecosystem. Research published in Nature Communications found that 53% of all zooplankton and […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Ilona Froehlich Climate change is amplifying extreme wind speeds across the world’s oceans, threatening the resilience of offshore wind energy systems that are crucial to the global transition to renewable energy, according to new research. A study published in Nature Communications found that more than 40% of both commissioned and planned offshore wind farms […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Chris Marquardt Leading polar scientists have issued a stark warning that five widely publicised geoengineering proposals for the Arctic and Antarctica are unlikely to work, could harm fragile ecosystems, and risk diverting attention from urgent emissions reductions. The comprehensive assessment, published in Frontiers in Science, examined technological interventions proposed to delay or mitigate climate impacts […]
04 Nov 2025
Photo by Pete Godfrey The UK government’s announcement of a £1.08 billion budget for Allocation Round 7 (AR7) of its Contracts for Difference scheme has prompted widespread disappointment across the offshore wind industry, with major trade bodies warning the allocation could severely restrict sector growth and jeopardise the nation’s ambitious 2030 clean energy targets. Budget allocation […]
