Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Brazil appoints veteran diplomat as Cop30 president for November summit

admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:41:17 +0000

Climate negotiator André Aranha Corrêa do Lago given top job, bypassing Brazilian environment minister Marina Silva

Brazil has announced the top team for the next UN climate summit, which will be hosted in Belém this November, bypassing the country’s environment minister, Marina Silva, in favour of a veteran diplomat for the crucial role of president of the talks.

Gatwick still beats Heathrow hands-down if we must have another runway | Nils Pratley

admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:50:56 +0000

Pollution aside, the problem with expanding Heathrow lies in the disruption and delay inevitable in such a complex project

Water quality expert calls for wider PFAS ban as NSW community seeks blood tests on ‘poisoned’ land

admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:00:29 +0000

Cost of fixing ‘forever chemical’ pollution should be borne by manufacturers and polluters, not governments and consumers, expert tells Senate inquiry

California prepares for possible new fires as winds create conditions for ‘explosive growth’

admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:56:46 +0000

Gusts could peak at 70mph (113km/h) along the coast and 100mph (160km/h) in the mountains and foothills

Winds picked up on Tuesday in southern California and at least a couple of new wildfires broke out as firefighters remained on alert in extreme fire weather, two weeks after major blazes started, two of them still burning, in the Los Angeles area.

A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals

admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:00:12 +0000

Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows

A third of the Arctic’s tundra, forests and wetlands have become a source of carbon emissions, a new study has found, as global heating ends thousands of years of carbon storage in parts of the frozen north.

‘We ask to be recognised’: small fishers claim €12bn EU fund favours big players

admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:00:08 +0000

Artisanal shellfish farmers face ruinous losses but money meant to help is going to the powerful fishing industry, say critics

Early on a warm September morning in southern Italy, Giovanni Nicandro sets out from the port of Taranto in his small boat. Summoning his courage, the mussel farmer inspects his year’s work – only to find them all dead, a sight that almost brings him to tears.

Belfast harbour plans £90m upgrade to serve wind energy projects

admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:00:09 +0000

Move is part of £300m investment that includes deepwater quay and building of hundreds of homes near city centre

Belfast harbour is to invest £90m to upgrade its port to serve a wave of wind energy projects and cruise ships as part of a £300m investment plan.

A new deepwater quay capable of supporting wind projects will be the largest part of an investment plan that also includes the construction of hundreds of homes at a site near the city centre.

Trump revokes Biden order that had set 50% electric vehicles target for 2030

admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 02:10:36 +0000

President tells crowd that US ‘will not sabotage our own industries while China pollutes with impunity’

Trump vows to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling as he rolls back climate rules

admin — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 01:46:29 +0000

President declares energy emergency, reiterates Paris withdrawal plan and overturns emissions standards

Donald Trump declared a national energy emergency on the first day of his new presidency, as part of a barrage of pro-fossil fuel actions and efforts to “unleash” already booming US energy production that included also rolling back restrictions in drilling in Alaska and undoing a pause on gas exports.

Trump signs order to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 23:51:03 +0000

On first day back as president, Trump signs letter giving notice to UN of US exit from treaty seeking to curb climate crisis effects

What executive orders did Trump sign on day one?

Donald Trump on Monday moved to withdraw the US, the world’s second biggest emitter of planet-heating pollution, from the Paris climate agreement for a second time, and put the United Nations on notice.