15 Jul 2024
Global projections of exploitable fish biomass show declines of more than 10 percent, particularly under the high-emissions scenario, by mid-century for many regions of the world, said the report Climate change risks to marine ecosystems and fisheries: Projections to 2100 from the Fisheries and Marine Ecosystem Model Intercomparison Project. Decline for top fish producer nations […]
12 Jun 2024
CIWEM has produced a report that compiles reflections, or ‘postcards’, from coastal flood and erosion practitioners to offer different geographical and thematic perspectives from Britain’s coast, alongside some international perspectives. CIWEM’s Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management specialist panel have analysed these reflections to answer the question ‘How do we realistically adapt to rising sea […]
11 Jun 2024
Following the ceremonies of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron hosted the President of the United States Joseph R. Biden Jr. in Paris for a State visit. The two presidents reaffirmed several joint policies and initiatives, including those on Plastic pollution, Biodiversity and Ocean Protection. An […]
05 Jun 2024
Consumer Scotland has published a piece of in-depth research exploring consumer views on how the water sector adapts to climate change. Key themes from the public dialogue included a growing alarm at the scale of the challenge and a desire for individual behavioural change to be supported by wider, systemic action by the Scottish Government, […]
04 Jun 2024
Just as the UK is in the midst of a new marine heatwave, new analysis has been published of the unprecedented sea surface temperatures of up to 5 °C higher than normal off northwest Europe in June last year. A new study by a consortium of British and Irish institutions led by Met Office scientists, […]
29 May 2024
A new study from World Weather Attribution has shown that the 2023/24 storm season in UK and Ireland was made 20% heavier by climate change – and warns that it will continue to cause an increase in extreme winter storms combining strong winds and heavy rainfall. Scientists from the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden […]
28 May 2024
A report titled ‘Fisheries policies adaptation and resilience to climate change and ocean acidification’ was published from the ClimateXChange Secretariat earlier this May. The research authored by BMT through ClimateXChange aimed at informing Scotland’s fisheries policies, specifically focusing on driving adaptation and resilience to climate change and ocean acidification. The research prioritised the development of […]
28 May 2024
A global maritime court has determined that greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) said emissions from fossil fuels that are absorbed by the oceans count as marine pollution. What is the ITLOS advisory opinion and what did it say? Client Earth explained the background to the […]
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