Sewage dumped into English waterways 372,000 times in 2021
New data released by the Environment Agency reveals that water companies dumped sewage into English rivers, lakes, estuaries and seas 372,500 times last year, with discharges totalling 2.6 million hours. Alarmingly, 50 per cent of sewage overflows pumped out sewage over 40 times, and one in five sewage overflows released sewage over 60 times per […]
Passing FAD: Partnership Protects the Reef at Palmyra Atoll
An industry/conservation partnership tracks Fish Aggregating Devices (FADS) at Palmyra Atoll. The post Passing FAD: Partnership Protects the Reef at Palmyra Atoll appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Great Barrier Reef Is Hit by Another Mass Bleaching Event
The Great Barrier Reef is undergoing its sixth mass bleaching event, as unusually warm waters stress corals, authorities say. Mass beachings have grown more frequent with rising temperatures, afflicting the reef in 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020, and again this year. Read more on E360 →
To save the oceans, we need MPAs that emphasize actual protection of marine ecosystems (commentary)
If you are pessimistic about the state of our planet, let me surprise you with this: It is perfectly possible to rebuild life in our ocean to avoid ecological disaster. There is a way to make the ocean healthy again for the creatures that live in it and the humans who depend on them – […]
Germany aims for 100% renewables by 2035
The German government wants to cover Germany’s entire electricity supply with green electricity by 2035. This goal would greatly support the uptake of electric mobility since CO2 reductions are only achieved when green energy is used. According to the coalition agreement revealed in November last year, a share of 80 per cent renewable energy was […]
IPCC issues ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown
Report says human actions are causing dangerous disruption, and window to secure a liveable future is closing Analysis: This report asks: what is at stake? In short, everything Climate breakdown is accelerating rapidly, many of the impacts will be more severe than predicted and there is only a narrow chance left of avoiding its worst […]
Environmentalists in the 2022 Newport Bermuda Race
In addition to all the usual crew positions – skipper, navigator, tactician – there’s a new choice for those registering for the 2022 Newport Bermuda Race: Environmentalist.
European group to raise €4 billion to help reduce plastic in our oceans
A group of European development banks plans to double its funding for global efforts to stop plastic waste from polluting the world’s oceans to €4 billion ($4.6 billion). The Clean Oceans Initiative, led by the French and German development banks and the European Investment Bank (EIB), says that ‘given the threats faced by the oceans […]
45,000 marine species are at-risk: What’s most vulnerable?
A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.
Red seas and no fish: Nickel mining takes its toll on Indonesia’s spice islands
HALMAHERA, Indonesia — Yoksan Jurumudi came home with a long face after spending the whole day looking for fish in the waters off the Obi Islands in Indonesia’s North Maluku province. The fisherman dumped out his catch, but it was only enough to feed his own family. There was nothing left over that could be […]
