Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘Super exciting’ visit of dolphins to East River offers hope of cleaner New York

admin — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:02 +0000

The rare sighting of two common short-beaked dolphins hints at an environmental success story

When New Yorkers were graced by the presence of two dolphins in the city’s East River earlier this month, marine experts said such a sighting was rare – but also a sign that this spring and summer season could be a good one for spotting more marine mammals, both great and small.

Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says

admin — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:05 +0000

Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security

The net zero sector is growing three times faster than the overall UK economy, analysis has found, providing high-wage jobs across the country while cutting climate-heating emissions and increasing energy security.

The net zero economy grew by 10% in 2024 and generated £83bn in gross value added (GVA), a measure of how much value companies add through the goods and services they produce.

More than half of countries are ignoring biodiversity pledges – analysis

admin — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:00:05 +0000

Many of the nations gathering in Rome for Cop16 have offered no plans to honour their agreement to protect 30% of land and sea for nature

More than half the world’s countries have no plans to protect 30% of land and sea for nature, despite committing to a global agreement to do so less than three years ago, new analysis shows.

Scotland ‘likely to miss net zero climate target by up to 20m tonnes’

admin — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 16:44:02 +0000

Exclusive: Top officials and climate policy experts believe delays in cutting emissions make it improbable 2045 target will be met

Scotland is likely to miss its legally binding climate target by up to 20m tonnes, according to official data seen by the Guardian.

The Scottish government set itself the world-leading target of reaching net zero – the point where any excess carbon emissions are soaked up by trees, peat or carbon capture – by 2045.

Labour hopes to heal rift with farmers with public sector food targets

admin — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:19:37 +0000

Hospitals, schools and prisons to be given food welfare targets that should benefit British growers

Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way | Sophie Pavelle

admin — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:41 +0000

Startling evidence of the dangers to birds and rivers from over-the-counter drugs should be a wake-up call for owners to press for alternatives

When I was 10, I succeeded in my campaign for a family dog. Part of her care, and our joy as owners, was the monthly application of spot-on worm and flea treatment. With veterinary medicine on my mind as a career, I relished the theatre of vets-at-home. We bought doses over the counter, scheduling the dog’s treatment on the calendar like a five-a-side.

Backyard chickens: Floridians start raising hens to combat rising egg prices

admin — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:40 +0000

Despite conflicting laws, a wave of amateur homesteaders have started keeping fowl in the spirit of self-sufficiency

Katie Whalen’s backyard in the Florida city of Port St Lucie is testament to her journey towards a life of self-sufficiency. She grows mangoes, avocados, starfruit, jackfruit and coconuts. She is cultivating a tropical tree spinach known as chaya.

Keir Starmer pledges £200m for Grangemouth oil refinery site

admin — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 13:18:42 +0000

Unions have accused UK government of failing to act quickly enough to save jobs, but Labour says it took time to build credible proposal

Keir Starmer has announced £200m in funding to boost investment at Grangemouth oil refinery, which is closing down with the loss of more than 400 jobs.

The prime minister said the national wealth fund would provide £200m in state investment for up to five companies who moved to Grangemouth, where several thousand jobs in the wider supply chain are also at risk. He said that should leverage up to £600m more in private investment.

‘Fixing a problem we didn’t cause’: the Black Appalachian activists cultivating community power

admin — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:36 +0000

Robust group of organizers – including midwives, environmental justice advocates and urban gardeners – rewrite what it means to be from the US mountain region

Scaling biocultural initiatives can support nature, food, and culture from summit to sea

admin — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 23 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00090-6

Scaling biocultural initiatives can support nature, food, and culture from summit to sea