Breaking Waves: Ocean News

The new ‘scramble for Africa’: how a UAE sheikh quietly made carbon deals for forests bigger than UK

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:00:45 +0000

Agreements have been struck with African states home to crucial biodiversity hotspots, for land representing billions of dollars in potential carbon offsetting revenue

• Who is the UAE sheikh behind deals to manage vast areas of African forest?

Who is the UAE sheikh behind deals to manage vast areas of African forest?

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:00:45 +0000

Through the firm Blue Carbon, Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook al-Maktoum’s carbon offsetting deals, which could one day be worth billions, have led to questions about previous business ventures

• The new ‘scramble for Africa’: how a UAE sheikh quietly made carbon deals for forests bigger than UK

Cop28 live: Guterres calls for climate talks to agree complete ‘phaseout’ of fossil fuels

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 06:49:34 +0000

UN secretary general insists the 1.5C climate goal ‘is not dead, it’s alive’ on day one of summit in Dubai

At the Guardian we’ve been working hard to get you up to speed with what to expect from Cop28. If you can’t stop to read, you can listen.

The Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast this week focuses on everything you need to know about the climate talks, with host Ian Sample talking to Fiona Harvey, our environment editor and resident Cop expert.

We have to balance outrage with optimism, says UN’s former climate chief

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 06:00:42 +0000

Speaking in the lead up to Cop28 in Dubai, Christiana Figueres said she has lost faith in oil companies

People must balance outrage and optimism after a “hellish summer” of extreme weather, the UN’s former climate chief has urged at the start of the Cop28 climate summit.

Scores of dead pilot whales found on Tasmanian beach in ‘confronting scenes’

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:08:52 +0000

Cause of mass stranding of 34 pilot whales on Freycinet Peninsula unclear as authorities say they are unable to remove carcasses

Labour vows to ‘rewire Britain’ as pylon plans spark row in Tory party

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:00:39 +0000

Opposition vows to tackle rural connection delays to the grid while Conservatives call for offshore network to preserve landscapes

Labour is promising to “rewire Britain”, making its case to the UK’s rural communities that it will connect farmers and businesses to the National Grid at record-breaking speed.

The pledge comes as Rishi Sunak faces a battle over electricity pylons with the trade secretary, Kemi Badenoch, and former ministers urging him to pull the plug on crucial grid infrastructure.

Riding the Wave: Surfing, Science, and the American Blue Economy | American Blue Economy Podcast

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 02:00:00 +0000

In the month's episode of the American Blue Economy Podcast, our host Rear Admiral, Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret) catches a wave while discussing the contributions to the American Blue Economy.

New Zealand freshwater study sounds alarm over E coli pollution levels

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:33:25 +0000

The report Our Land and Water looks at how waterways are polluted by four major contaminants in 650,000 river segments, 961 lakes and 419 estuaries

A new study of New Zealand’s freshwater quality has painted a sobering picture, showing that E coli is seeping through three-quarters of the land and into waterways at higher levels than national regulations allow.

Net zero by 2050 and interim target of 70% emissions reduction by 2035 passed by NSW parliament

admin — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:54:53 +0000

Greens and Coalition band together to force Labor to pass stronger greenhouse gas legislation than original policy

Australian populations of threatened bird species fall 60% in past 40 years, study says

admin — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:30:33 +0000

The threatened bird index reveals largest declines were in Queensland and South Australia

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Australia’s populations of threatened and near-threatened bird species have declined by 60% on average in the past 40 years, according to new research.