01 Jun 2020
The postponed Cop26 is the most important international meeting on the climate emergency since the Paris agreement was signed in 2015 Click here. Under the landmark accord, countries must come forward every five years with revised plans on curbing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris goal of limiting global heating to no more […]
01 Jun 2020
Deeper layers of the ocean are warming at a slower pace than the surface but animals living in the deep ocean are more exposed to climate warming and will face increasing challenges to maintain their preferred thermal habitats in the future according to a recent study. A team of international scientists analyzed contemporary and predicted […]
19 May 2020
For an excellent overview of the topic ‘oceans and climate change’ Click here to watch the recently uploaded Society of Underwater Technology 30min WebinAir by Prof Ralph Rayner. He reviews the science, sets out some options for response, such as the immensely challenging geoengineering proposals and makes an urgent call for action in the coming […]
28 Apr 2020
New research by the World Resources Institute and published in the Guardian finds 147 million will be hit by floods by the end of the decade, ‘the numbers will be catastrophic’. The number of people harmed by floods will double worldwide by 2030, according to a new analysis. The World Resources Institute, a global research group, found […]
15 Mar 2020
Members of the House of Lords debated the case for investing in and embracing a green economy, promoting resource efficiency and zero carbon usage. Speakers included a former trustee of the Waste and Resources Action Programme and the former chief executive of the Campaign to Protect Rural England. Introducing the debate Baroness Parminter referred to […]
15 Mar 2020
Seagrass, which is found in shallow waters of coastal regions, has been declining globally at a rate of about 7% a year since 1990. In the UK, upto 92% of the plant may have disappeared from around our coasts in the last century. A seagrass restoration project is underway in south Wales in a bid […]
09 Mar 2020
Recent publications on impacts of climate change covering coastal erosion, implications for cultural heritage and changing marine fish communities in the Arctic. A paper on sandy coastlines under threat of erosion got some high-profile coverage with dramatic headlines Click here – but for a commentary and perspective on some of the assertions Click here. In […]
13 Jan 2020
Through Water UK, water companies in England have launched a major project to design the plan that will help deliver their world-leading goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. The water industry is the first industrial sector in the UK, and one of the first major sectors in the world, to commit to […]
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