Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Rising Tide protesters arrested in Canberra for blocking road to Parliament House

admin — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:05:42 +0000

Hundreds of climate protesters joined a rally in Canberra on Wednesday – days after a protest in Newcastle

Paradise lost? How cruise companies are ‘eating up’ the Bahamas

admin — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:00:53 +0000

Another vast tourist resort project promising jobs and prosperity. But critics say such developments imperil the pristine environments they advertise

Will Labour’s 2030 green energy goal cost more than 2035? They should come clean | Nils Pratley

admin — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:00:50 +0000

Ed Miliband argues the UK should race towards becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, but costs to the consumer shouldn’t be ignored

China’s CO2 emissions have peaked or will in 2025, say 44% of experts in survey

admin — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:01:44 +0000

Research reflects rising optimism about country’s green transition as it takes leading position on climate action

Nearly half of experts surveyed by a climate thinktank believe China’s carbon dioxide emissions have already peaked, or will do so in 2025, reflecting increasing optimism about the country’s green transition at a time when it is being called on to take a leading position on global climate action.

The Guardian view on cruise ships: a licence to pollute | Editorial

admin — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:46:00 +0000

The environmental harm caused by this shapeshifting, underregulated industry must be tackled

The short, painful life of your Thanksgiving turkey

admin — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:00:35 +0000

In this excerpt from his book Consider the Turkey, philosopher Peter Singer explains how the birds bred for maximum breast meat suffer from health problems

The United States is the world’s largest turkey producer and the largest exporter of turkey products. Its residents also consume an ever-increasing amount of these birds. In 1970, Americans ate just over 8lbs (3.6kg) per person annually; by 2021, the National Turkey Federation reports that figure had nearly doubled to more than 15lbs.

Environmental grants promised to farmers in England frozen

admin — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:07:50 +0000

Scheme to fund activities such as hedge-planting paused owing to budget constraints, sources say

Grants promised to farmers in England for planting hedges and cleaning up waterways have been frozen by the government.

Albanese government says Australia on target to reduce emissions – but campaigners say they could do more

admin — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:00:29 +0000

Departmental analysis includes contentious measurements, but climate minister says government is cleaning up after ‘decade of denial, delay, dysfunction and utter neglect’

In Wales, we’re one more flood away from another disaster like Aberfan | Aaron Thierry

admin — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:00:03 +0000

It is only a matter of time before a mountainside is brought down. We need climate adaptation help – and we need it now

Record number of English bathing sites classified as having poor water quality

admin — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:48:56 +0000

River water quality distinctly worse than that of coastal bathing sites, results from tests for harmful bacteria found

Water quality has been designated as poor in a record number of bathing areas this year after 16 rivers were included in summer testing for harmful bacteria, figures reveal.