Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Future Made in Australia: $23bn for ‘biggest transformation since Industrial Revolution’

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 09:47:59 +0000

Vast array of projects included in sweeping package aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing and speeding up path to net zero

Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 09:00:10 +0000

White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions

The US president, Joe Biden, has announced a 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of a package of measures designed to protect US manufacturers from cheap imports.

In a move that is likely to inflame trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies, the White House said it was imposing more stringent curbs on Chinese goods worth $18bn.

Australia put on La Niña watch by Bureau of Meteorology as Pacific sea surface temperatures cool

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 07:12:40 +0000

Weather bureau says there is now a 50/50 chance of La Niña forming this year

UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 05:00:28 +0000

Government told Net Zero Teesside gas scheme will be massive polluter despite its carbon capture claims

A multibillion-pound “net zero” project backed by two of the world’s biggest fossil fuel firms will be responsible for more than 20m tonnes of planet-heating carbon over its lifetime, according to research submitted to the UK government.

Electrochemical ocean iron fertilization and alkalinity enhancement approach toward CO2 sequestration

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 14 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00064-8

Electrochemical ocean iron fertilization and alkalinity enhancement approach toward CO2 sequestration

Trump pledges to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of presidency

admin — Mon, 13 May 2024 22:19:02 +0000

Republican frontrunner vows to put an end to ‘horrible’ wind turbines, pledging to undo yet another key US green policy

Donald Trump has vowed to immediately halt offshore wind energy projects “on day one” of a new term as US president, in his most explicit threat yet to the industry and the latest in a series of promises to undo key aspects of the transition to cleaner energy.

Hundreds of ‘emaciated’ and stranded pelicans turn up along California coast

admin — Mon, 13 May 2024 19:28:52 +0000

State’s department of fish and wildlife says the brown pelicans are showing signs of malnutrition, but that the cause is still unclear

Hundreds of starving and stranded brown pelicans have turned up along the California coast in recent weeks in what wildlife advocates have described as a “crisis”.

Island birds more adaptable than previously thought

admin — Mon, 13 May 2024 19:04:49 +0000

The researchers found that birds were more evolutionarily similar on smaller, more isolated islands than on larger, less remote places. The team had expected to find that forested areas had more numerous and more varied species of birds compared to farmland areas. But they were surprised to find that the opposite was true: Areas with farms and human settlements had more species of birds and greater diversity than forested areas.

Baby skates on verge of extinction in Tasmania hatched by scientists – video

admin — Mon, 13 May 2024 15:00:28 +0000

The ancient fish were successfully hatched by scientists in Tasmania using two adults and 50 eggs. The Maugean skate is thought to be found only in the vast harbour on the state’s west coast. Numbers have fallen sharply due to the impact of salmon farms, hydro power stations altering upstream river flows, gillnet fishing and rising harbour temperatures due to the climate crisis, studies have found

‘It just didn’t work’: how businesses are struggling with re-useable packaging

admin — Mon, 13 May 2024 14:13:30 +0000

To move away from a disposable culture, businesses need robust, efficient reuse systems, argue campaigners