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 […]
13 Jan 2020
UK satellites to help lead the fight against climate change new government-backed virtual satellite data centre will analyse the impact climate change is having on the UK, help shape policies on reducing carbon emissions, and contribute to reaching net zero targets 50 new PhD researchers and £5 million investment to enable use of satellite images to better […]
07 Jan 2020
The new government set out its priorities in the Queen’s Speech just before Christmas. Not much in the way of specifics, but the following paragraph will be of interest. “My Government will continue to take steps to meet the world-leading target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It will continue to lead the […]
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