18 Jun 2024
Scottish firms Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine (UK) have partnered to decommission OpenHydro’s tidal energy platform in the Orkney Islands. The project involves removing a steel superstructure and cutting steel piles at European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) Fall of Warness test site, where OpenHydro developed tidal turbine technology. Ocean Kinetics is providing divers, […]
18 Jun 2024
The 10 Vision 2030 White Papers, each focussing on a specific Ocean Decade Challenger represent a collaborative effort to develop the science we need for the ocean we want by 2030. Twenty co-chairs and more than 150 experts have worked over a year to assess current user needs, identified priority datasets, and highlight gaps in […]
18 Jun 2024
The EU Council has officially adopted the Nature Restoration Law, marking the first major piece of legislation aimed at restoring nature in the past thirty years. The regulation allows for the restoration of marine habitats, strengthening biodiversity and climate resilience. After months negotiations between the EU Council and the European Parliament, Environment ministers adopted the Nature […]
18 Jun 2024
The European Council – an institution of the 27-member European Union which defines the general political direction and priorities of the EU – has adopted a decision to conclude the United Nations agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), also known as the ‘High Seas Treaty’. With this decision, the EU is now ready to formally deposit […]
15 Jun 2024
Iceland’s government has issued a licence to hunt whales. The licence for the 2024 hunting season allows the Hvalur company to kill 128 fin whales. The government said the company was now permitted to hunt “99 whales in the Greenland/West Iceland region and 29 whales in the East Iceland/Faroe Islands region, totalling 128 whales”. A […]
12 Jun 2024
More environmental groups have set out their expectations and requests for political parties to consider in their manifestos and election campaigning. They include Save Britain’s Rivers: i challenges all parties to commit to election manifesto RIVER HEALTH: 77 per cent of rivers in good health by 2027. SEWAGE: Sewage spills will not damage high-priority areas […]
12 Jun 2024
Defra has corrected the date by which inspections will rise to 10,000, showing this will take place by April 2026, not from April 2026 as previously stated. Read Defra press release Inspection surge to crack down on water sector pollution
12 Jun 2024
CDP has launched an improved platform through which businesses can disclose their environmental impacts and risks. Changes have been made to enable alignment with emerging global standards. Read more at the CDP enclosures hub.
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