Breaking Waves: Ocean News

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

Global financial sector dropping key green pledges as Trump takes office

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:36:56 +0000

Banks, asset managers and industry groups move to accommodate US president’s anti-net zero stance

The second Trump administration is expected to strike a blow to efforts to align the global financial sector with the path to net zero, with banks, asset managers and industry groups already moving to accommodate the incoming president’s avowed policy of “drill, baby, drill”.

Almost 26,000 hectares of threatened species habitat approved for clearing under Labor in 2024, new report finds

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:00:47 +0000

Australian Conservation Foundation’s analysis finds amount of habitat approved to be razed double previous year’s as it calls for stronger protections

A hadada: nothing can quite capture the sound of these birds, because it’s mainly just rude noise | Helen Sullivan

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:00:47 +0000

These ibises have a special skill called ‘remote touch’, which they use to find their worm, grub and snail prey through vibrations

Hadedas are iridescent grey-brown ibises – jack russell-sized birds with long, curved bills and very small heads – found throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

They have a special skill called “remote touch”, which they use to find their worm, grub and snail prey. At the tip of their bills is an organ that, when they stick it into the soil, can sense the vibrations of their food nearby.

The LA fires left a beloved school in ashes. Now, parents are rallying to restart their ‘community’

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:00:02 +0000

Altadena’s Village Playgarden education center served diverse families with outdoor classrooms, small farm and animals – till it was destroyed by flames

In Altadena, it had become the hot ticket among the preschool set.

UK charging firm warns over changes to electric car sales amid ‘difficult’ market

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:36:20 +0000

Pod Point reports weak demand for new cars as government says no firms will pay fines over ZEV mandate

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A charging company has said proposed UK changes to electric car sales rules could increase uncertainty over demand, as it said that it had been caught out by lower numbers of purchases by British drivers.