06 Jul 2021
About 10 years ago I became aware of an area off the Brittany coast where the fishermen were leading a co-management approach to designated areas for scallop fisheries through a local commune. At the time I was told by an experienced senior representative of the UK fishing industry that “it could never happen here”. It […]
06 Jul 2021
In January 2021, Dorset Wildlife Trust commissioned remote sensing surveys in Weymouth Bay and Poole Bay, with funding from Natural England, to understand and document the impact of large vessel anchoring on seabed features and Marine Protected Areas. These surveys found that ships’ anchors had created large deep grooves, or scars, in the seabed, radiating around […]
06 Jul 2021
Constructed by Orbital Marine Power, the O2 will ultimately be connected to the local electricity grid to help provide clean and sustainable energy to the communities of Orkney. The world’s most powerful tidal turbine has taken the next step towards deployment in the Orkney Islands, an archipelago off the north-eastern coast of Scotland and home […]
01 Jul 2021
Marine PQQ & ITT for Offshore Marine Minerals Key Resource Assessment The Crown Estate is an independent commercial business, created by Act of Parliament to manage a portfolio of property, land & marine assets. Our portfolio is one of the largest in the UK and includes the whole of Regent Street and much of St […]
30 Jun 2021
From France24 Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark draft report from the UN’s climate science advisors. Species extinction, more widespread disease, unliveable heat, ecosystem collapse, cities menaced by rising seas — these and other devastating climate […]
30 Jun 2021
From the Guardian The head of the Environment Agency has called for the government to reinstate a £120m grant to help increase surveillance of water companies and cut pollution in rivers. Sir James Bevan, the chief executive of the agency, told MPs that water companies and the farming industry, the two main polluters of rivers, were not […]
30 Jun 2021
The CCC has issued its 2021 Progress Report to Parliament. This is the CCC’s annual assessment of UK progress in reducing emissions and biennial assessment of progress in adapting to climate change. Key messages The Government has made historic climate promises in the past year, for which it deserves credit. However, it has been too […]
30 Jun 2021
Water UK’s chief executive has urged utility companies to sign up to the UN-backed Race to Zero on the first anniversary of its launch. South West and Welsh Water now join United Utilities, Anglian and Severn Trent in the decarbonisation pledge. From Water UK Water industry marks first anniversary as new members join Race to […]
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