Breaking Waves: Ocean News

BlackRock accused of contributing to climate and human rights abuses

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:00:19 +0000

OECD complaint alleges top firm has increased investments in companies implicated in environmental devastation

BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management company, faces a complaint at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for allegedly contributing to environmental and human rights abuses around the world through its investments in agribusiness.

Sky News documentary ‘Real Cost of Net Zero’ fails to live up to its hubris, with viewers paying the price | Temperature Check

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:36:42 +0000

Chris Uhlmann says power costs are soaring while renewables are falling short, but do the pair have anything in common?

‘A little dirty’: inside the secret world of McKinsey, the firm hooked on fossil fuels

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:00:02 +0000

Interviews and analysis of court documents show how the world’s most prestigious consulting firm quietly helps fuel the climate crisis

Two giant, mirrored walls are set to rise out of the sands of the Arabian desert. They will run parallel for more than 100 miles from the coast of the Red Sea through arid valleys and craggy mountains. Between them, a futuristic city which has no need for cars or roads will be powered completely by renewable energy.

Tower Hamlets mayor taken to court over removal of low-traffic neighbourhoods

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:30:03 +0000

Save Our Safer Streets crowdfunds to challenge Lutfur Rahman over scrapping three LTNs in London borough

The mayor of Tower Hamlets is facing a judicial review this week over his decision to remove three low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in the east London area of Bethnal Green.

The campaign group Save Our Safer Streets (SOSS) says the LTNs are vital to protect children in deprived areas from pollution and the risks of heavy traffic.

Patches of wildflowers in cities can be just as good for insects as natural meadows – study

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:32:04 +0000

Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings

Small patches of wildflowers sown in cities can be a good substitute for a natural meadow, according to a study which showed butterflies, bees and hoverflies like them just as much.

Bali plastic recycling scheme swamped with garbage

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:00:03 +0000

Scheme has collected a fraction of the waste it set out to handle and is struggling with broken machinery and poor finances

Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more waste than they saved’

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) makes high-profile claims about the projects around the world it supports in the pursuit of clearing up plastic waste leaching into the environment.

Cop29 live: campaigners say talks are ‘reaching point of real emotion’

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:43:26 +0000

‘Talks aren’t just about figures on paper, they’re about people’s lives’, says Climate Action International as talks reach critical final days

Earlier today I posted about an excellent piece colleagues at the Guardian have published tracking how Earth’s heating has led to rising sea levels and extreme weather – and yet there is no sign of emissions slowing.

Unfortunately I did not include a link to the piece [it was early UK time!] so here it is [and as I said original if negotiators at Cop need any motivation to reach a deal they could do worse than read this]

Victoria to build $370m state-owned solar farm and battery in state’s west

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:35:46 +0000

Jacinta Allan says project will be able to power more than 51,000 homes and include 119MW solar facility and 100MW two-hour battery

Latest Russian airstrikes on Ukraine threaten ‘catastrophic power failure’

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:00:29 +0000

Targeting of substations connected to three working nuclear plants risks nuclear catastrophe in Europe, says Greenpeace

‘Bomb cyclone’ brings high winds and soaking rain to north-west US

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 03:13:52 +0000

Strongest atmospheric river seen by California, Washington and Oregon this season knocks out power and downs trees

California and Pacific north-west brace for an atmospheric river – but what is it?

What was expected to be one of the strongest storms in the north-west US in decades arrived on Tuesday evening, knocking out power and downing trees across the region.