19 Apr 2022
This desk-based study published by Natural England sought to map the extent and distribution of blue carbon habitats in English waters and estimate the associated carbon accumulation and storage rates. The potential for recovery and restoration of coastal blue carbon habitats was explored alongside the key pressures that are driving habitat loss and inhibiting recovery, […]
19 Apr 2022
12 Apr 2022
The press release from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy describes the Strategy as setting out “Bold new commitments to supercharge clean energy and accelerate deployment, which could see 95% of Great Britain’s electricity set to be low carbon by 2030”. As well as a significant acceleration of nuclear the plans include: Offshore […]
12 Apr 2022
In 2010-2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of growth has slowed. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach. However, there is increasing evidence of climate action, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel […]
12 Apr 2022
Brown crab and lobster were reviewed with this update to the Guide, with most ratings needing improvement and some joining the Fish to Avoid list. Population levels were found to be suffering across the board, largely due to poor management, with no catch limits in place. There’s also a risk of whale entanglement in the […]
12 Apr 2022
The Pew Charitable Trusts recently hosted a webinar that brought together experts from two organizations in the USA focused on collecting blue carbon data and making it readily available. To read more Click here The discussion with representatives of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and the Pacific Northwest Blue Carbon Working Group (PNW Blue […]
12 Apr 2022
An article in Yachting Monthly on the question of whether sailors should welcome or be worried by the expanding network of Marine Protected Area. The piece gives some of the background to MPAs in the UK and how this has evolved into the current suite of 127 Marine Conservation Zones. Richard Hill, the Royal Yachting […]
12 Apr 2022
An investigative report by Lighthouse estimates that 3,000 vessels discharge mineral oil into European waters annually – the equivalent to eight spills per day, each the size of 750 football fields. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has spent millions of euros creating an elaborate system, CleanSeaNet, that aims to monitor and prevent bilge dumping […]
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